Frameless stereotactic subcaudate tractotomy for intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder

Autor:	Herke Jan Noordmans, J. W. Berkelbach van der Sprenkel, Peter A. Woerdeman, Peter W. A. Willems, P.C. van Rijen
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Image-guided surgery Future studies business.industry Obsessive compulsive Conventional treatment Medicine Medical physics General Medicine business Functional neurosurgery Psychosurgery Frameless stereotaxy
Zdroj:	International Congress Series. 1281:798-803
ISSN:	0531-5131
DOI:	10.1016/j.ics.2005.03.017
Popis:	Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, disabling disorder. Psychosurgery may be indicated for a subset of patients for whom no conventional treatment is satisfactory. This manuscript focuses on the stereotactic subcaudate tractotomy (SST). Thus far, these procedures have been carried out using frame-based stereotactic techniques. However, modern–highly accurate–frameless stereotactic procedures have successfully been introduced in neurosurgical practice. We developed a novel frameless stereotactic subcaudate tractotomy procedure with promising initial results in two patients suffering from intractable OCD. This is the first report on frameless SST. Future studies should examine whether other ablative stereotactic psychosurgery procedures can be done using frameless stereotactic methods.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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