Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in an Adolescent Appearing after Cerebellar Vermian Mass Resection

• Main Authors: Harshal Sathe, Sagar Karia, Avinash De Sousa, Nilesh Shah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-05-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: cerebellum; enuresis; obsessive-compulsive disorder; tumour
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7799/18825_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(VSUAK)_PFA(NC_AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

Obsessive compulsive symptoms have been reported in frontal lobe tumours and basal ganglia lesions. We report herewith a case of an adolescent who had a vermian cystic mass for which he underwent excision surgery. Three months postsurgery family members noticed that he started with repeated hand washing and abnormal walking pattern. Also, he developed bedwetting in sleep at night. He was given clinical diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Nocturnal enuresis following a cerebellar mass removal which improved with fluoxetine and impiramine respectively.