title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder following closed head injury.
abstract: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a rare sequelae of closed head injury. Frontal, occipital and fronto-temporal injuries are frequent among reported cases. Response to treatment is often poor. This article describes a patient with OCD and reviews relevant anatomic, neurochemical and psychologic aspects of patients with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamthan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy