A Case Report of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Following Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

作者：Muir Katherine E; McKenney Katherine S; Connolly Mary B; Stewart S Evelyn^*

来源：Pediatrics, 2013, 132(3): E771-E774.

DOI：10.1542/peds.2012-2876

• obsessive-compulsive disorder
• demyelinating diseases
• pediatrics

We present a case of a boy who developed obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) shortly after an episode of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). To our knowledge, this is the first report of the development of OCD in a child who has had ADEM. This presentation is consistent with our understanding of OCD as a complex genetic disease involving the cerebral white matter tracts, and may indicate a potential pathway for the development of OCD in genetically vulnerable individuals or a shared trigger for the development of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and ADEM.

• 出版日期2013-9