The Efficacy and Safety of Deep Brain Stimulation of Combined Anterior Limb of Internal Capsule and Nucleus Accumbens (ALIC/NAcc-DBS) for Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter, Randomized, and Double-Blinded Study

The Efficacy and Safety of Deep Brain Stimulation of Combined Anterior Limb of Internal Capsule and Nucleus Accumbens (ALIC/NAcc-DBS) for Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter, Randomized, and Double-Blinded Study

Backgrounds: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an emerging and promising therapeutic approach for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The most common DBS targets include the anterior limb of internal capsule (ALIC) and nucleus accumbens (NAcc). This protocol aims to explore the e...

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Main Authors: Tingting Xu, Yuan Gao, Bin Li, Jiaxin Jiang, Huirong Guo, Xianzhi Liu, Hongxing Huang, Yuqi Cheng, Hualin Yu, Jie Hu, Xi Wu, Wei Wang, Zhen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
obsessive-compulsive disorder
deep brain stimulation
anterior limb of internal capsule
nucleus accumbens
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/7/933

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