Clinical guidelines set for deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A panel of experts have performed a literary review to form the first clinical guidelines for the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).  Available research evidence supports the use of DBS for patients with OCD who don’t respond to other treatments according to a multi-institutional study led by Toronto Western Hospital.  The opensource study is published in the journal Neurosurgery. Based … Continue reading Clinical guidelines set for deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder.