Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in two patients with chromosomal disorders involving the X chromosome.
Isabelle MatteitAndrea SchlumpMarco ReisertKatharina von ZedtwitzKimon RungeKathrin NickelMiriam A SchieleVolker A CoenenKatharina DomschkeAndreas TzschachDominique EndresPublished in: The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (2022)
OCS could occur in the context of Turner syndrome or triple X syndrome. The detected MRI changes would be compatible with dysfunction of the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical loops involved in OCD pathophysiology. Further studies with larger patient groups should investigate whether this association can be validated.