1.
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
;
25(4): 262-263, out. 2003.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-393480
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder , Trichotillomania , Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage/complications , Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage/therapy , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/complications , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/therapy , Remission, Spontaneous , Trichotillomania/complications , Trichotillomania/therapy
2.
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
;
25(1): 40-42, Mar. 2003.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-332163
ABSTRACT
Currently, basal ganglia (BG) are considered regulators of motor and emotional activity. It's operationality encompass Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The case of a patient suffering with severe OCD is described of note, his symptoms disappeared following a hemorrhage of the left BG. However, once the hemorrhage was reabsorbed his symptoms returned. It is possible that lesions affecting cerebral OCD association circuits may influence the evolution of obsessive-compulsive symptoms