Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a patient with SCA type 1.
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2019
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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-mo tor 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 connec ted 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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Spinocerebellar ataxias, Cerebellar disorders, Ataxias espinocerebelares, Doenças cerebelares
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ATALIBA, G. S. et al. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a patient with SCA type 1. Revista Brasileira de Neurologia, v. 55, n. 4, p. 10-12, out./dez. 2019. Disponível em: <https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/rbn/article/view/31549>. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2021.