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Published Online: 1 January 2012

Obsessive-Compulsive-Spectrum Symptoms in Patients With Focal Dystonia, Hemifacial Spasm, and Healthy Subjects

Publication: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Abstract

This study is aimed at investigating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in three groups of patients matched for age and gender; namely, focal dystonia (FD), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and healthy-control subjects (HC). All subjects were investigated with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM–I, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Symptom Checklist–90, the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, and the Structured Clinical Interview for Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Self-Report, Lifetime Version (SCI-OBS-SR-LT). The prevalence of OCD was significantly higher in both FD and HFS than in HC participants. On the SCI-OBS, HFS patients showed higher scores than FD or HC for “contamination” and “aggressiveness.” Despite the different pathophysiology, OCD is highly represented in both FD and HFS, with different thematic content characterizing the two conditions.

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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Pages: 81 - 86
PubMed: 22450617

History

Received: 23 February 2011
Revision requested: 25 July 2011
Accepted: 12 August 2011
Published online: 1 January 2012
Published in print: Winter 2012

Keywords

  1. obsessive-compulsive disorder
  2. focal dystonia
  3. hemifacial spasm

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Marco Mula, M.D., Ph.D.
From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, A. Avogadro University; Division of Neurology, University Hospital, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; and the Division of Neurology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista “Le Molinette,” Torino, Italy.
Gionata Strigaro, M.D.
From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, A. Avogadro University; Division of Neurology, University Hospital, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; and the Division of Neurology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista “Le Molinette,” Torino, Italy.
Antonella E. Marotta, M.D.
From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, A. Avogadro University; Division of Neurology, University Hospital, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; and the Division of Neurology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista “Le Molinette,” Torino, Italy.
Simona Ruggerone, M.D.
From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, A. Avogadro University; Division of Neurology, University Hospital, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; and the Division of Neurology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista “Le Molinette,” Torino, Italy.
Antonella Tribolo, M.D.
From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, A. Avogadro University; Division of Neurology, University Hospital, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; and the Division of Neurology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista “Le Molinette,” Torino, Italy.
Roberto Monaco, M.D., Ph.D.
From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, A. Avogadro University; Division of Neurology, University Hospital, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; and the Division of Neurology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista “Le Molinette,” Torino, Italy.
Francesco Cantello, M.D.
From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, A. Avogadro University; Division of Neurology, University Hospital, Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; and the Division of Neurology, University Hospital San Giovanni Battista “Le Molinette,” Torino, Italy.

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Correspondence: Marco Mula, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Neurology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità; [email protected] (e-mail).

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