@article{ref1,
title="Deep brain stimulation may be a viable option for resistant to treatment aggression in children with intellectual disability",
journal="CNS neuroscience and therapeutics",
year="2023",
author="Benedetti-Isaac, Juan Carlos and Camargo, Loida and Torres Zambrano, Martin and Perea-Castro, Esther and Castillo-Tamara, Edgard and Caldichoury, Nicole and Herrera-Pino, Jorge and Flórez, Yuliana and Porto, María and López, Norman",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical technique used to manage aggression in patients who do not improve despite the use of appropriate drug treatment. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to assess the impact of DBS on aggressive behavior refractory to the pharmacological and behavioral treatment of patients with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). <br><br>METHODS: A follow-up was conducted on a cohort of 12 patients with severe ID, undergoing DBS in posteromedial hypothalamic nuclei; evaluated with the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS), before the intervention, at 6, 12, and 18 months of medical follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: After the surgical procedure, there was a significant reduction in the aggressiveness of patients in the follow-up medical evaluation at 6 months (t = 10.14; p < 0.01), 12 months (t = 14.06; p < 0.01), and 18 months (t = 15.34; p < 0.01), respect to the initial measurement; with a very large effect size (6 months: d = 2.71; 12 months: d = 3.75; 18 months: d = 4.10). From 12 months onward, emotional control stabilized and is sustained at 18 months (t = 1.24; p > 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: DBS in posteromedial hypothalamic nuclei may be an effective treatment for the management of aggression in patients with ID refractory to pharmacological treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1755-5930",
doi="10.1111/cns.14156",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cns.14156"
}