Deep brain stimulation in the ALIC-BNST region targeting the bed nucleus of stria terminalis in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder : effects on cognition after 12 months

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate cognitive effects 12 months after Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis (BNST) in patients with refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

METHODS: Eight patients (5 female; mean ± SD age 36 ± 15) with OCD were included. A neuropsychological test battery covering verbal and spatial episodic memory, executive function, and attention was administered preoperatively and 12 months after surgery. Medical records were used as a source for descriptive data to probe for any changes not covered by standardized checklists and the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), the primary outcome measure.

RESULTS: At 12 months, seven patients showed response to DBS: three were full responders (i.e., Y-BOCS ≥ 35% improvement), and four were partial responders (Y-BOCS 25-34% improvement). Relative to baseline, there was a slight decline on visuo-spatial learning (p = 0.027), and improved performance on the Color-Word Interference inhibition/switching subtest (p = 0.041), suggesting improvement in cognitive flexibility.

CONCLUSIONS: DBS in the BNST for treatment refractory OCD generates very few adverse cognitive effects and improves cognitive flexibility after 12 months of stimulation. The improvement in Y-BOCS and the absence of major cognitive side effects support the BNST as a potential target for DBS in severe OCD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

Enthalten in:

Acta neurochirurgica - 165(2023), 5 vom: 02. Mai, Seite 1201-1214

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Philipson, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Naesstrom, Matilda [VerfasserIn]
Johansson, Johannes D [VerfasserIn]
Hariz, Marwan [VerfasserIn]
Blomstedt, Patric [VerfasserIn]
Jahanshahi, Marjan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, BNST
Cognition
Deep brain stimulation, DBS
Journal Article
Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCD
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.05.2023

Date Revised 24.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00701-022-05351-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345734718