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Neurological soft signs in obsessive compulsive disorder

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

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Tags

Neurology & Psychiatry

Advisors

Sarhan, Zainab A. , Shahin, Mussttafa A. , Abdu, Amani A.

Authors

Khalil, Muhammad Abdel-Fattah

Accessioned

2017-04-26 12:31:25

Available

2017-04-26 12:31:25

type

M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

Objective: This study verified the presence of neurological soft signs in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and their relation to different criteria.Method: 2 groups were compared in the study: 30 OCD patients and 60 healthy subjects as control. Tests of neurological soft signs and cognitive functions were applied to the 2 groups after full psychiatric and neurological examination.Results: OCD patients showed higher scores of neurological soft signs that were related to severity of OCD, worse cognitive functions and the dimension of contamination- cleaning.Conclusion: Neurological soft signs would provide an idea about severity of OCD, cognitive dysfunctions in OCD and the subtyping of OCD.

Issued

1 Jan 2007

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/32695

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Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023