title: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Presenting as Neurological Emergency.
abstract: Chronic epilepsy is leading to behavioral changes including obsessive-compulsive symptoms has been well-studied and shown to be about 22%, but the converse has not been reported. Here, we present a case discussion of a 45-year-old female, who presented with recurrent seizures with hyponatremia, which latter was ascribed to her undiagnosed obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This patient later did well on anti-obsessional treatment without any antiepileptic. This embarks the need for detailed psychiatric evaluation for patients in emergency care settings and gives a rare presentation of OCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mansoor Ahmad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Rayees Ahmad
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Yasir Hassan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Rather
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Yuman
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawoos
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mushtaq Ahmad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Margoob
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad Maqbool
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Altaf Ahmad
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Malla
keywords: Hyponatremia; obsessive compulsive disorder; seizure