Level of obsessionality among neurosurgical patients with a primary brain tumor.
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms have been associated with different types of damages or dysfunctions in the brain. However, the accumulated evidence on obsessive-compulsive symptoms among patients with a primary brain tumor is so far based on case reports only. The study population consisted of 59 neurosurgical patients with a primary brain tumor. One preoperative and two postoperative assessments for the level of obsessionality were done with the Crown-Crisp Experiential Index (CCEI)-instrument. Mean obsessionality scores increased significantly among the patients with a tumor in the left anterior region of the brain measured at 3 months after operation, especially in women, compared to the patients with a tumor in other regions of the brain. The level of obsessionality seemed to increase immediately after operation among patients with a primary tumor left anteriorly in the brain. This increase may be linked with the lesion caused by the tumor itself or the neurosurgical operation.
Mainio
Arja
A
Department of Psychiatry, BOX 26, 90029 OYS, Finland. arja.mainio@oulu.fi
Hakko
Helinä
H
Niemelä
Asko
A
Salo
Jarmo
J
Koivukangas
John
J
Räsänen
Pirkko
P
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors