Yellowlees Douglas, PhD

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Deep Brain Stimulation Successfully Treats Refractory OCD Although Targets Vary

February 11, 2020

Responses to treatment depend on the target chosen, with 5 targets yielding positive outcomes, including the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule, subthalamic nucleus, nucleus accumbens, ventral capsule/ventral striatum, or inferior thalamic peduncle, all involving fronto-striato-thalamocortical circuits.

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Gut Inflammation Linked to the Development of Parkinson Disease

Yellowlees Douglas, PhD

January 28, 2020

A growing body of research points to the role of the gut-brain axis in the development of Parkinson disease, with inflammatory bowel disease, leaky gut, and altered gut microbiota observed in the gut, often years before the onset of symptoms of Parkinson disease.

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Yellowlees Douglas, PhD

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Deep Brain Stimulation Successfully Treats Refractory OCD Although Targets Vary

Gut Inflammation Linked to the Development of Parkinson Disease

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