Clinical features of the patients
| Patient (gender/age) | Age at onset (years) | Duration disease (years) | Pre-op meds (mg/D) | OCD type | Comorbidity | Pre-op YBOCS (O+C) |
| 1 (M/39) | 21 | 18 | Fluvoxamine 200 mg; clonidine 0.3 mg; pimozide 1 mg | A | Tourette | 18+19=37 |
| 2 (M/51) | 16 | 35 | Fluoxetine 20 mg; prazepam 20 mg | C | Personality disorder; ICD (kleptomania) | 18+17=35 |
| 3 (F/43) | 11 | 32 | Risperidone 4 mg; sertraline 100 mg; alprazolam 0.75 mg | C-R | 16+20=36 | |
| 4 (F/42) | 17 | 25 | Fluoxetine 20 mg; venlafaxine 75 mg; valproate 1000 mg; levomepromazine 25 mg; bromazepam 6 mg | W | Kleptomania (ICD); depression; past suicide attempts | 15+15=30 |
| 5 (F/34) | 10 | 24 | Paroxetine 60 mg | W | 17+17=34 | |
| 6 (F/35) | 20 | 15 | Clobazam 5 mg; prazepam 10 mg; lamotrigine 75 mg; escitalopram 30 mg; zolpidem 10 mg | C | Left temporal surgery (3 y before DBS) for refractory epilepsy | 14+15=29 |
| 7 (F/37) | 32 | 5 | Venlafaxine 150 mg; bromazepam 9 mg | C-R | 14+18=32 | |
| 8 (F/52) | 27 | 25 | Clomipramine 50 mg; citalopram 20 mg; hydroxyzine 200 mg; zopiclone 7.5 mg | W | 20+20=40 | |
| 9 (F/38) | 27 | 11 | Sertraline 100 mg; clonazepam 2 mg; zolpidem 10 mg; piribedil 150 mg | W | 18+18=36 | |
| 10 (M/36) | 19 | 17 | Paroxetine 50 mg | W | Anankastic personality | 17+15=32 |
| 11 (F/40) | 25 | 15 | Fluvoxamine 200 mg; clomipramine 75 mg; oxcarbazepine 600 mg; clonazepam 2 mg; zolpidem 10 mg if needed | W | History of eating disorder, alcoholism, 1 seizure; pruritus | 19+17=36 |
| 12 (F/54) | 32 | 22 | Paroxetine 50 mg; lorazepam 3 mg; zopiclone 7.5 mg | C | Depression; Minkowski-Chauffard syndrome with splenectomy; osteoporosis | 17+16=33 |
| 13 (M/27) | 17 | 10 | Sertraline 150 mg; amisulpride 300 mg | C-R | Hypersomnia | 18+20=38 |
| 14 (M/34) | 21 | 13 | Buspirone 30 mg; cyamemazine 150 mg; clomipramine 187.5 mg | C-R | 16+16=32 | |
| 15 (F/31) | 7 | 24 | Venlafaxine 75; levothyroxine 125 mg/j | C | Hypothyroidia; ICD (dermatillomania) | 16+18=34 |
| 16 (M/46) | 20 | 26 | Paroxetine 40 mg | C-H | Social phobia | 15+18=33 |
| 17 (M/55) | 16 | 39 | Acamprosate 1998 mg | C-R | History of addiction and suicide attempt history of tuberculosis | 15+16=31 |
| 18 (F/36) | 18 | 18 | Escitalopram 30 mg | A | Baby birth at M10 | 12+13=25 |
| 19 (F/33) | 12 | 21 | Venlafaxine 225 mg; alprazolam 0.375 mg | C | ICD (dermatillomania) | 15+15=30 |
*OCD type: C: doubt/checking; W: contamination/washing; A: aggressive; H: hoarding; R: repetitive, just right obsessions.
ICD, Impulsive Compulsive Disorder; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; Pre-op, preoperative; YBOCS, Yale and Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale.