Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Following Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarct

R Mahendran
Correspondence: Dr R Mahendran

ABSTRACT
A case of a 37-year-old male who developed compulsive washing after a massive infarct involving the left middle cerebral artery, is described. Although an obsessive compulsive disorder can occur following neurological disorders,there have been no previous reports of it occurring following a middle cerebral artery infarct.

Keywords: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Middle Cerebral Artery Infarct
Singapore Med J 2000; 41(10): 498-499