title: Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in an Adolescent Appearing after Cerebellar Vermian Mass Resection.
abstract: Obsessive compulsive symptoms have been reported in frontal lobe tumours and basal ganglia lesions. We report herewith a case of an adolescent who had a vermian cystic mass for which he underwent excision surgery. Three months postsurgery family members noticed that he started with repeated hand washing and abnormal walking pattern. Also, he developed bedwetting in sleep at night. He was given clinical diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Nocturnal enuresis following a cerebellar mass removal which improved with fluoxetine and impiramine respectively.
authors.affiliation: Resident Doctor, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Harshal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sathe
authors.affiliation: Specialty Medical Officer, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Sagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karia
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Sousa
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Nilesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
keywords: Cerebellum; Enuresis; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Tumour