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Invasive treatment of selected psychiatric diseases
Mental disorders are a significant clinical problem due to the frequent ineffectiveness of their treatment. This is due to the not fully understood etiopathogenesis of these diseases.
Bartosz Basiaga +9 more
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Abstract Individuals diagnosed with conduct disorder (CD) in childhood and adolescence are at risk for increasingly maladaptive and dangerous behaviors, which unchecked, can lead to antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in adulthood. Children with CD, especially those with the callous unemotional subgroup qualifier (“limited prosocial emotions”/DSM‐5),
Nancy Tuck, Linda MacDonald Glenn
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Surgical treatment for psychiatric disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression, using ablative techniques, such as cingulotomy and capsulotomy, have historically been controversial for a number of scientific, social, and ethical
Kyung Won Chang +2 more
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Abstract Certain of our traits are thought more central to who we are: they comprise our individual identity. What makes these traits privileged in this way? What accounts for their identity centrality? Although considerations of identity play a key role in many different areas of moral philosophy, I argue that we currently have no satisfactory account
Andreas L. Mogensen
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Aim Anterior capsulotomy (AC) is one of the last therapeutic options for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) refractory to conservative treatments. Several forms of cognitive dysfunction have been identified after assessment of neuropsychological outcomes in OCD patients; however, few studies focused on cognitive changes in OCD patients after surgery ...
Lenka Krámská +4 more
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The review introduces the reader to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB), a therapeutic option currently being tested in clinical trials in major depressive patients resistant to conventional treatment strategies.
Máté D. Döbrössy +5 more
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Neurosurgery for Refractory Schizophrenia: A Systematic Literature Review
Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling psychiatric disease that can be refractory to conventional treatment. The present study aims to gather information about the circuitry related to schizophrenia to describe possible surgical targets, and to ...
Bruna Veronese Almeida +2 more
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Neurophysiological Characterization of Posteromedial Hypothalamus in Anaesthetized Patients
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) requires a precise localization, which is especially difficult at the hypothalamus, because it is usually performed in anesthetized patients.
Jesús Pastor +2 more
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Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is associated with diverse psychiatric conditions. Sometimes (e.g., in patients with autism spectrum disorder or acquired brain injuries), SIB is the most dominant symptom, severely restricting the psychosocial functioning ...
Petra Heiden +11 more
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International Legal Approaches to Neurosurgery for Psychiatric Disorders
Neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders (NPD), also sometimes referred to as psychosurgery, is rapidly evolving, with new techniques and indications being investigated actively.
Jennifer A. Chandler +23 more
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