Bilateral Amygdala Radio-Frequency Ablation for Refractory Aggressive Behavior Alters Local Cortical Thickness to a Pattern Found in Non-refractory Patients

Bilateral Amygdala Radio-Frequency Ablation for Refractory Aggressive Behavior Alters Local Cortical Thickness to a Pattern Found in Non-refractory Patients

Aggressive behaviors comprise verbal and/or physical aggression directed toward oneself, others, or objects and are highly prevalent among psychiatric patients, especially patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and severe intellectual disabilities. Some of these patients are considered ref...

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Main Authors: Flavia Venetucci Gouveia, Jürgen Germann, Gabriel A. Devenyi, Erich T. Fonoff, Rosa M. C. B. Morais, Helena Brentani, M. Mallar Chakravarty, Raquel C. R. Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
aggressive behavior
amygdala
cortical thickness (CT)
magnetic resonance imaging
neurosurgery
self-injury behavior
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.653631/full

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