Relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorders and diseases affecting primarily the basal ganglia

Authors

  • Alex S. S. Freire Maia University of São Paulo; School of Medicine; Departments of Psychiatrics and Neurology
  • Egberto Reis Barbosa University of São Paulo; School of Medicine; Departments of Psychiatrics and Neurology
  • Paulo Rossi Menezes University of São Paulo; School of Medicine; Departments of Psychiatrics and Neurology
  • Eurípedes C. Miguel Filho University of São Paulo; School of Medicine; Departments of Psychiatrics and Neurology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0041-87811999000600008

Keywords:

Obsessive-compulsive disor, Neuropsychia, Basal gang, Parkinson's dise, Tourette's syndr, Sydenham's cho, Huntington's dise

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been reported in association with some neurological diseases that affect the basal ganglia such as Tourette's syndrome, Sydenham's chorea, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease. Furthermore, studies such as neuroimaging, suggest a role of the basal ganglia in the pathophysiology of OCD. The aim of this paper is to describe the association of OCD and several neurologic disorders affecting the basal ganglia, report the existing evidences of the role of the basal ganglia in the pathophysiology of OCD, and analyze the mechanisms probably involved in this pathophysiology.

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Published

1999-12-01

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 6 (1999)

Section

Review

How to Cite

Maia, A. S. S. F., Barbosa, E. R., Menezes, P. R., & Miguel Filho, E. C. (1999). Relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorders and diseases affecting primarily the basal ganglia . Revista Do Hospital Das Clínicas, 54(6), 213-221. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0041-87811999000600008