Deep brain stimulation for treatment‐refractory obsessive‐compulsive disorder: psychopathological and neuropsychological outcome in three cases

Objective:  Investigation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a last‐resort treatment alternative to capsulotomy in treatment‐refractory obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD).

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