Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in heart disease patients with and without history of rheumatic fever.
By comparing 51 heart disease patients with history of rheumatic fever and 46 heart disease patients with no rheumatic fever history, the authors found a higher prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in rheumatic fever subjects. This suggests that rheumatic fever activity is not a necessary condition for the expression of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Alvarenga
Pedro G
PG
Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. pedroalva@terra.com.br
Hounie
Ana G
AG
Mercadante
Marcos T
MT
Diniz
Juliana B
JB
Salem
Marcos
M
Spina
Guilherme
G
Miguel
Eurípedes C
EC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*