Frequency of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in patients with blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Renato P. Munhoz¹  Helio A.g. Teive¹  Marcus V. Della Coletta¹  Francisco M.b. Germiniani¹  Fábio M. Iwamoto¹  Carlos H.f. Camargo¹  Lineu César Werneck¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Paraná Serviço de Neurologia do Hospital de Clínicas Setor de Distúrbios do MovimentoCuritiba PR ,Brasil

关键词: obsessive and compulsive symptoms;    blepharospasm;    hemifacial spasm;    sintomas obsessivos e compulsivos;    blefaroespasmo;    espasmo hemifacial;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2005000200004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROND: Blepharospasm (BS) is a form of central focal dystonia recently associated with psychiatric disorders, particularly obsessive and compulsive symptoms. Hemifacial spasm (HFS) represents a focal myoclonus with peripheral origin in the facial nerve. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in patients with BS in comparison with patients with HFS. METHODS: 30 patients from each group (BS and HFS) followed by the botulinum toxin clinic at the HC-UFPR were evaluated using a structured interview based on the DSM-IV criteria and the Yale-Brown scale. RESULTS: were compared by the mean two-tailed t test. RESULTS: We found obsessive or compulsive symptoms in 20 (66.6%) patients with BE and 21 (70%) with HFS. Yale-Brown scale scores for each group were higher among BS patients; however, diferences were not statisticaly significant. CONCLUSION: Our study did not show a significant diference in the comparison of the prevalence of obsessive and compulsive symptoms among patients with BS and HFS.

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