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Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for comorbid obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome.

BMJ case reports - 12 Sept 2012

Sachdev Perminder Singh, Cannon Elisabeth, Coyne Terry J, Silburn Peter

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We present the case of a 32-year-old Caucasian woman with severe treatment-refractory obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome. Both conditions were present prior to age 5 and impacted significantly on the patient's functioning. Multiple trials of evidence-based pharmacological and behavioural therapies had not achieved remission of symptoms. Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the nucleus...

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PMID: 22977057
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006579
PMCID: PMC4544584

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