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Transcranial direct current stimulation in obsessive–compulsive disorder: emerging clinical evidence and considerations for optimal montage of electrodes

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Senço, Natasha M, Huang, Yu, D’Urso, Giordano, Parra, Lucas C, Bikson, Marom, Mantovani, Antonio, Shavitt, Roseli G, Hoexter, Marcelo Q +2 more·2015·Expert Review of Medical Devices

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BACKGROUND: Neuromodulation techniques for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treatment have expanded with greater understanding of the brain circuits involved. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) might be a potential new treatment for OCD, although the optimal montage is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review on meta-analyses of repetitive transcranianal magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) trials for OCD, aiming to identify brain stimulation targets for future tDCS trials and to support the empirical evidence with computer head modeling analysis. METHODS: Systematic reviews of rTMS and DBS trials on OCD in Pubmed/MEDLINE were searched. For the tDCS computational analysis, we employed head models with the goal of optimally targeting current delivery to structures of interest. RESULTS: Only three references matched our eligibility criteria. We simulated four different electrodes montages and analyzed current direction and intensity. CONCLUSION: Although DBS, rTMS and tDCS are not directly comparable and our theoretical model, based on DBS and rTMS targets, needs empirical validation, we found that the tDCS montage with the cathode over the pre-supplementary motor area and extra-cephalic anode seems to activate most of the areas related to OCD.

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  • tDCS with the cathode over pre-SMA and the anode over an extra-cephalic region has shown some efficacy in reducing OCD symptom severity.

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Senço, N. M., Huang, Y., D’Urso, G., Parra, L. C., Bikson, M., Mantovani, A., Shavitt, R. G., Hoexter, M. Q., Miguel, E. C., & Brunoni, A. R.
Affiliations
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
  • City College of New York (US)
  • University of Naples Federico II (IT)
  • City University of New York (US)
Corresponding author
Senço, Natasha M
Venue
Expert Review of Medical Devices
Published
2015-05-17
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
381-391
ISSN
  • 1743-4440 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-2422
OpenAlex
W1918915114
Cited by
67
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 3
FWCI
1.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Expert Review of Medical Devices (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R41NS076123)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
transcranial direct current stimulation, obsessive-compulsive disorder, electrode montage, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, pre-supplementary motor area
MeSH terms
Electrodes, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Biological, Motor Cortex, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, MEDLINE, Magnetic Field Therapy, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

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