Delayed emergence of obsessive-compulsive neurosis following head injury. Case report and review of its theoretical implications.
A patient with obsessive-compulsive neurosis arising six months after minor head injury is described. The theoretical implications of this case are discussed. A neuropsychological model to explain the onset of the disorder in this and previously reported cases is suggested.
Drummond
L M
LM
St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
Gravestock
S
S
D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013997:Time Factors