Neurological examination in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Paulo Caramelli¹  Mauro Aranha De Lima¹  Emmanuel Stip¹  Luiz Alberto Bacheschi¹ 

关键词: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;    Neurological examination;    Clomipramine;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31801996000500003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Recent studies suggest the occurrence of a neurological dysfunction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The purpose of the present study was to verify the clinical value of a neurological evaluation in patients with the disease. We submitted 15 patients with OCD (five of whom were under clomipramine) and 15 controls in a detailed neurological examination, including assessment of the neurological soft-signs. Eleven patients (73.3 percent) and four controls (26.7 percent) presented abnormalities on examination. The main findings among the patients were: palmomental reflex (six cases); mirror movements (five cases); agraphestesia and dysdiadochokinesia (three cases). Three out of the four patients who had a normal examination were on clomipramine. Palmomental reflex was the main finding among the controls. These results, although preliminary, stress the interest and usefulness of performing a detailed neurological examination in OCD.

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