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Basal ganglia hemorrhagic ablation associated with temporary suppression of obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Yaryura-Tobias, José A; Neziroglu, Fugen.
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  • Yaryura-Tobias, José A; Biological Behavioral Institute. New York. US
  • Neziroglu, Fugen; Biological Behavioral Institute. New York. US
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; 25(1): 40-42, Mar. 2003.
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-332163
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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
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Journal subject: PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2003 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Journal subject: PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2003 Type: Article