Publication details
Hluboká mozková stimulace u rezistentní obsedantně kompulzivní poruchy
| Title in English | Deep brain stimulation in treatment of resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česká a slovenská psychiatrie |
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| Field | Psychiatry, sexuology |
| Keywords | DBS deep brain stimulation; obsessive compulsive disorder; |
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| Description | Conventional therapy often fails in patients with OCD.DBS is a neuromodulation surgical treatment. The electrodes are stereotactically implanted into deep brain structures. DBS is a suitable method for patients whose OCD symptoms are resistant to conventional treatment, i. e. for patient who do not respond to at least two treatment trials with serotoninergic agents.It is important to carefully judge every case, its history and psychosocial context of refractory symptoms. Finally, we should not forget the ethical issues. |