title: Obsessive-compulsive behavior disappearing after left capsular genu infarction.
abstract: This case report describes a 74-year-old woman with obsessive-compulsive behaviors that disappeared following a left capsular genu infarction. The patient's capsular genu infarction likely resulted in thalamocortical disconnection in the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loop, which may have caused the disappearance of her obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The fact that anterior capsulotomy has been demonstrated to be effective for treating refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder further supports this hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Hyang
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Bo-Young
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Min-Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Yeo-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Kyu-Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Duk L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Eun-Joo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim