Obsessive-compulsive symptomatology in normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report

M Abbruzzese; S Scarone; C Colombo

Obsessive-compulsive symptomatology in normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report

J Psychiatry Neurosci. 1994 Nov;19(5):378-80.

Authors

M Abbruzzese¹, S Scarone, C Colombo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical and Technological Sciences, University of Milan Medical School, Italy.

PMID: 7803372
PMCID: PMC1188628

Abstract

This report describes a patient with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder and a nuclear magnetic resonance picture of a normal pressure hydrocephalus. After neurosurgery, the patient showed marked improvement in his compulsions which previously had shown little response to pharmacological treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Brain / physiopathology
Brain / surgery
Cognition Disorders / etiology
Humans
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / complications*
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / physiopathology
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / etiology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / physiopathology*
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychological Tests
Radiography
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt