Open AccessObsessive Compulsive Disorder Presenting as Neurological Emergency
Author(s) -
Mansoor Ahmad Dar,
Rayees Ahmad Wani,
Yasir Hassan Rather,
Yuman Kawoos,
Arshad Hussain,
Mushtaq Ahmad Margoob,
Mohammad Maqbool Dar,
Altaf Ahmad Malla
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.168611
Subject(s) - obsessive compulsive , hyponatremia , psychiatry , presentation (obstetrics) , converse , psychology , epilepsy , medicine , surgery , geometry , mathematics
Chronic epilepsy is leading to behavioral changes including obsessive-compulsive symptoms has been well-studied and shown to be about 22%, but the converse has not been reported. Here, we present a case discussion of a 45-year-old female, who presented with recurrent seizures with hyponatremia, which latter was ascribed to her undiagnosed obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This patient later did well on anti-obsessional treatment without any antiepileptic. This embarks the need for detailed psychiatric evaluation for patients in emergency care settings and gives a rare presentation of OCD.