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An OCD patient presenting with a cerebellum venous variant in a family with a strong schizophrenia loading: a case report.

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Innov Clin Neurosci. 2012 Sep, 9(9) 18-20.pdf68.27 KBAdobe PDF Download

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The role of cerebellar pathology in psychiatric symptoms has long been recognized. Cerebellar pathology has been associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder pathophysiology, particularly with compulsive hoarding. Likewise, some cerebellum abnormalities have been described in schizophrenia, as well as in comorbidity between obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia. The authors report the case of a 32-year-old woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a cerebellum development variant in a family with a strong schizophrenia loading. This case emphasizes the probable role of the cerebellum in the pathophysiology of both obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia, and reconsiders the existence of a so called schizo-obsessive subtype of schizophrenia.

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Schizophrenia Obsessive-compulsive disorder Esquizofrenia Perturbação obsessivo-compulsiva

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Innov Clin Neurosci. 2012 Sep;9(9):18-20

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