The Decline of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Following FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption Approval

The Decline of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Following FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption Approval

Background: In February 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC) for the treatment of severely debilitating, treatment refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD...

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Main Authors: Heather Pinckard-Dover, Herbert Ward, Kelly D. Foote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
deep brain stimulation
obsessive—compulsive disorder
humanitarian device exemption (HDE)
healthcare disparities
YBOCS = Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.642503/full

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