title: Obsessive-compulsive behavior associated with dexamethasone treatment.
abstract: A patient treated with dexamethasone for cerebral edema secondary to a cerebral tumor developed acute obsessive-compulsive behavior. Discontinuation of dexamethasone was accompanied by a rapid subsidence of this behavior, suggesting a causal association. This appears to be the first such report.
mesh_terms: D001929:Brain Edema / Q000188:drug therapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone