Acquired obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with basal ganglia lesions

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2000 Spring;12(2):269-72. doi: 10.1176/jnp.12.2.269.

Abstract

The authors report 5 cases of acquired obsessive-compulsive disorder occurring later in life. Patients' presentations, which could be readily mistaken for a delusional disorder, were associated with depressive symptoms and basal ganglia lesions, implicating dysfunction of the cortical-basal ganglia-thalamic-cortical neuroanatomical circuit.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / complications*
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / diagnosis
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / psychology
  • Cognition Disorders / complications
  • Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology
  • Delusions / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / complications*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales