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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr 1:10:553-8.
doi: 10.2147/NDT.S58984. eCollection 2014.

Anterior capsulotomy improves persistent developmental stuttering with a psychiatric disorder: a case report and literature review

Shizhen Zhang  1 , Peng Li  1 , Zhujun Zhang  1 , Wei Wang  1
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Anterior capsulotomy improves persistent developmental stuttering with a psychiatric disorder: a case report and literature review

Shizhen Zhang et al. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. .

Abstract

Stuttering is characterized by disrupted fluency of verbal expression, and occurs mostly in children. Persistent developmental stuttering (PDS) may occur in adults. Reports of the surgical management of PDS are limited. Here we present the case of a 28-year-old man who had had PDS since the age of 7 years, was diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder at the age of 24 years, and had physical concomitants. He underwent a bilateral anterior capsulotomy 4 years after the diagnosis. Over one year of follow-up, his physical concomitants resolved, and significant improvements in his psychiatric disorders and PDS were observed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of simultaneous improvement in a patient's PDS and psychiatric disorder after a bilateral anterior capsulotomy.

Keywords: anterior capsulotomy; persistent developmental stuttering; psychiatric disorders.

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Figure 1
Lesions in the anterior limb of the internal capsule 3 months after surgery. Note: Arrows indicate lesions.
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Figure 2
Lesions in the anterior limb of the internal capsule 6 months after surgery. Note: Arrows indicate lesions.
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