These 2 day tutorials offer stereotactic neurosurgeons and psychiatrists the opportunity to expand their knowledge in the application of DBS for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The tutorials combine theoretical learning and hands-on experience.
At the end of this training participants will:- Treat OCD according to the Current treatment options for OCD - Select patients for DBS according to the psychiatric and neurosurgical selection criteria - Master neuroimaging and neuroanatomy - Implant and program neurostimulator - Manage post-implant patients - Evaluate acute postsurgical patients