Basal ganglia hemorrhagic ablation associated with temporary suppression of obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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25(1): 40-42, Mar. 2003.
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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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Sujet Principal:
Hémorragie des ganglions de la base
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Trouble obsessionnel compulsif
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Thème du journal:
Psychiatrie
Année:
2003
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Biological Behavioral Institute/US
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