Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder that affects 2% of the general population. Even when the best available treatments are applied, approximately 10% of patients remain severely afflicted and run a long-term deteriorating course of OCD.

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PubMed ID:: 20921122

DOI:: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.122

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Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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