Long term outcome of thermal anterior capsulotomy for chronic, treatment refractory depression

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 594-600

  Christmas, David M B ^a   Sam Eljamel, M ^a   Butler, Sharon ^b   Hazari, Hiral ^b   MacVicar, Robert ^a   Steele, J Douglas ^a   Livingstone, Alison ^a   Matthews, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; NAUSEA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOMNOLENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955771713     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.217901     Document Type: Article

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