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Are Musical Obsessions a Temporal Lobe Phenomenon?

Nompumelelo Zungu-Dirwayi, B.A., Frans Hugo, M.B., Ben B. van Heerden, M.B., and Dan J. Stein, M.B.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume 11, Number 3
https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.11.3.398
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Obsessive musical tunes have been described in some cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The authors present 2 cases of patients with musical obsessions, including findings from functional brain imaging. Both patients, 1 with idiopathic OCD and 1 with symptoms secondary to head trauma, demonstrated decreased blood flow in temporal lobes. This finding is consistent with previous literature on musical and auditory hallucinations.

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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume 11 • Number 3 • August 1999
Pages: 398 - 400
PubMed: 10440019

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Published online: 1 August 1999
Published in print: August 1999

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Nompumelelo Zungu-Dirwayi, B.A.
Received July 8, 1998; revised December 21, 1998; accepted January 14, 1999. From the Departments of Psychiatry and Nuclear Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. Send correspondence to Dr. Stein at the above address.
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Frans Hugo, M.B.
Received July 8, 1998; revised December 21, 1998; accepted January 14, 1999. From the Departments of Psychiatry and Nuclear Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. Send correspondence to Dr. Stein at the above address.
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Ben B. van Heerden, M.B.
Received July 8, 1998; revised December 21, 1998; accepted January 14, 1999. From the Departments of Psychiatry and Nuclear Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. Send correspondence to Dr. Stein at the above address.
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Dan J. Stein, M.B.
Received July 8, 1998; revised December 21, 1998; accepted January 14, 1999. From the Departments of Psychiatry and Nuclear Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. Send correspondence to Dr. Stein at the above address.
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