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SUBMITTER: Batistuzzo MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4839507 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Batistuzzo Marcelo C MC Hoexter Marcelo Q MQ Taub Anita A Gentil André F AF Cesar Raony C C RC Joaquim Marinês A MA D'Alcante Carina Chaubet CC McLaughlin Nicole C NC Canteras Miguel M MM Shavitt Roseli G RG Savage Cary R CR Greenberg Benjamin D BD Norén Georg G Miguel Eurípedes C EC Lopes Antonio C AC
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 20150203 8
Gamma ventral capsulotomy (GVC) radiosurgery is intended to minimize side effects while maintaining the efficacy of traditional thermocoagulation techniques for the treatment of refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Neuropsychological outcomes are not clear based on previous studies and, therefore, we investigated the effects of GVC on cognitive and motor performance. A double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted with 16 refractory OCD patients allocated to active tre ...[more]