Neuropsychological assessment in obsessive-compulsive disorder

摘要: Background: Neuropsychological deficits in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been encouraged by brain imaging studies suggesting a putative fron to- striatial biological basis of the condition. Studies neuropsychological functions OCD documented several cognitive domains, particularly with regard to visuospatial abilities, executive functioning, motor speed and memory. The Aim present study was assess profile patients OCD. Objectives were compare matched healthy controls. Materials Methods: Twenty clinically stable outpatients ICD-10 diagnosis equal number normal controls for age, education, gender handedness studied using battery tests. tests consisted verbal performance intelligence, memory, perceptual functions, set test Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). Results: On perceptual-motor fluency, (WCST), intelligence memory did not show impairments comparable An attempt correlate findings duration illness, stability illness average drug dose made it found that there no correlation between two. Conclusion: does provide evidence localized neuropsychological/cognitive impairment cases are at least three months. Absence agree results other these