Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma
We report here a patient in whom the effects of a cerebellum mass may have led to development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A 33-year-old woman showed symptoms of OCD, including obsessive worry about infection from tainted blood and repetitive confirmation, which worsened during pregnancy....
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| description | We report here a patient in whom the effects of a cerebellum mass may have led to development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A 33-year-old woman showed symptoms of OCD, including obsessive worry about infection from tainted blood and repetitive confirmation, which worsened during pregnancy. She had comprehension in regard to her illness and no evidence of cognitive dysfunction and did not meet other DSM-5 criteria such as depression. One month after giving childbirth, the symptoms worsened, while headache and dizziness also developed. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score was 34. The patient was examined for a headache and a posterior cranial fossa meningioma was found. Following resection of the meningioma, the OCD symptoms were remarkably reduced (Y-BOCS score 10). There is only one previous report of pure OCD associated with a cerebellar mass and the present findings should help to elucidate the mechanism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44f1acc075a84f358cc2b37b5bee217a2025-02-03T00:59:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382017-01-01201710.1155/2017/81645378164537Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa MeningiomaNobuyuki Takeuchi0Etushi Kato1Kousuke Kanemoto2Neuropsychiatric Department, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute 480-1195, JapanNeuropsychiatric Department, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute 480-1195, JapanNeuropsychiatric Department, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute 480-1195, JapanWe report here a patient in whom the effects of a cerebellum mass may have led to development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A 33-year-old woman showed symptoms of OCD, including obsessive worry about infection from tainted blood and repetitive confirmation, which worsened during pregnancy. She had comprehension in regard to her illness and no evidence of cognitive dysfunction and did not meet other DSM-5 criteria such as depression. One month after giving childbirth, the symptoms worsened, while headache and dizziness also developed. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score was 34. The patient was examined for a headache and a posterior cranial fossa meningioma was found. Following resection of the meningioma, the OCD symptoms were remarkably reduced (Y-BOCS score 10). There is only one previous report of pure OCD associated with a cerebellar mass and the present findings should help to elucidate the mechanism.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8164537 |
| spellingShingle | Nobuyuki Takeuchi Etushi Kato Kousuke Kanemoto Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma |
| title_full | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma |
| title_fullStr | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma |
| title_short | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma |
| title_sort | obsessive compulsive disorder associated with posterior cranial fossa meningioma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8164537 |
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