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DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Do you frequently experience distressing ideas such as:
  • Excessive concern with contamination?
  • Repetitive urge to wash hands even while knowing they’re not dirty?
  • Frequent excessive checking of items like locks and stoves for reassurance?
  • Fear of blurting out obscenities?
  • Unwanted sexual thoughts or images?
  • Preoccupation with arranging things in order, symmetry and counting?

If you do so at a level that causes impairment of everyday functioning, then you could possibly have obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Is there a cure for this distressing condition?
  • Fortunately, we have various treatment options like medication and behavioural therapy.
  • But if all else fails, one can go for a surgical procedure called deep brain stimulation.
  • It is a procedure where specific areas of the brain are selectively stimulated for symptom abatement.
  • To learn more about DBS, attend the talk by experts.
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