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Delayed Emergence of Obsessive–Compulsive Neurosis Following Head Injury

Case Report and Review of its Theoretical Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Lynne M. Drummond  and
Shaun Gravestock
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Abstract

A patient with obsessive–compulsive neurosis arising six months after minor head injury is described. The theoretical implications of this case are discussed. A neuropsychological model to explain the onset of the disorder in this and previously reported cases is suggested.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 6 , December 1988 , pp. 839 - 842
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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