Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a patient with SCA type 1

Authors

  • Gabriela Santana Ataliba
  • Leonardo Mendes Mesquita
  • Charles Marques Lourenço
  • Fernando Machado Vilhena Dias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46979/rbn.v55i4.31549

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Neurologia

Abstract

For many years, the cerebellum was thought to be only responsible for balance, movement, planning and execution. Nowadays, it is well accepted that most cerebellar connections are involved in non-motor functions. Herein, we provide a case report in which a 27-year- -old Brazilian male, diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), has demonstrated cerebellar features that could be connected to Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA-1), an autosomal dominant
polyglutamine neurodegenerative disorder that had been previously ruled out. Since obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) are known to correlate with alterations in the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuitry, we propose a possible association between OCS and SCA onset.

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2020-02-05

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