Deep brain stimulation helps severe OCD, but pioneer advises caution

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Deep brain stimulation helps severe OCD, but pioneer advises caution

For patients most severely afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder, electrical stimulation of a brain network can re-balance their emotional state, helping them respond to conventional therapy when it never worked before. New long-term results show that patients' improvements remain if the treatment continues. But, as with other OCD treatments, DBS is not a cure and can have side effects.

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