Basal ganglia hemorrhagic ablation associated with temporary suppression of obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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.
Yaryura-Tobias
José A
JA
Biological Behavioral Institute. New York 11021, United States. yaryural@aol.com
Neziroglu
Fugen
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D000328:Adult; D020145:Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors