Basal ganglia hemorrhagic ablation associated with temporary suppression of obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Currently, basal ganglia (BG) are considered regulators of motor and emotional activity. It's operationality encompass Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The case of a patient suffering with severe OCD is described of note, his symptoms disappeared following a hemorrhage of the left BG. Howev...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2003-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462003000100008&tlng=en |