The scent of stimulation: Anterior commissure mediates olfactory phenomena induced by DBS of the ventral capsule/ventral striatum
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) affects 1.3% of the general population, with 10–20% of patients remaining refractory to standard treatment and therefore possible candidates for surgical intervention [1, 2]. In such refractory cases, deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the ventral capsule/ventral striatum (VC/VS) has shown long-term improvement in 66% of the implanted patients [3]. Stimulation of the VC/VS region often produces transient side effects during initial DBS programming with variable prognostic implications [4].
Source: Brain stimulation
Authors: Zain U. Naqvi, Jonathan H. Bentley, Sarah R. Heilbronner, Kalman A. Katlowitz, Danika L. Paulo, Sofia E. Sehgal, Nisha Giridharan, Raja Jani, Katherine E. Kabotyanski, Tommy Liu, Kasra Mansourian, Ajay Gandhi, Corey St Romain, Shragvi Balaji, Mohammed Hasen, Garrett P. Banks, Wayne K. Goodman, Nicole R. Provenza, Sameer A. Sheth
Language: English
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,430
Awards: G3872100883, G9000100289
OpenAlex ID: W4414625206