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2023 Jan 18


Brain Stimul

Cyclic versus continuous deep brain stimulation in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

Authors

Graat I, van Rooijen G, Prinsen J, Bergfeld I, Figee M, Denys D, Mocking R
Brain Stimul. 2023 Jan 18.
PMID: 36681239.

Abstract

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule (vALIC) is effective for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but patients typically require high stimulation voltages and DBS comes with a risk for adverse events (AE).