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- Title
Compulsive carnival song whistling following cardiac arrest: a case study.
- Authors
Polak, A Rosaura; van der Paardt, Jasper W; Figee, Martijn; Vulink, Nienke; de Koning, Pelle; Olff, Miranda; Denys, Damiaan
- Abstract
Compulsivity is the repetitive, irresistible urge to perform a behavior, the experience of loss of voluntary control over this intense urge and the tendency to perform repetitive acts in a habitual or stereotyped manner. Compulsivity is part of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but may occasionally occur as stand-alone symptom following brain damage induced by cardiac arrest. In this case report, we describe a patient who developed compulsivity following cardiac arrest. We review diagnostic options, underlying mechanisms and possible treatments.
- Publication
BMC psychiatry, 2012, Vol 12, p75
- ISSN
1471-244X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-244X-12-75