Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and brain lesions compatible with multiple sclerosis.

Autoimmune CSF Inflammation Multiple sclerosis OCD RIS

Journal

Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)
ISSN: 1435-1463
Titre abrégé: J Neural Transm (Vienna)
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 9702341

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 30 08 2023
accepted: 27 12 2023
medline: 30 1 2024
pubmed: 30 1 2024
entrez: 30 1 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Autoimmune-mediated obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can occur in multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, a well-studied case study of a patient with OCD and MS-compatible diagnostic findings is presented. The 42-year-old female patient had displayed OCD symptoms for 6 years. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) identified several periventricular and one brainstem lesion suggestive of demyelination. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analyses detected an increased white blood cell count, intrathecal immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM synthesis, CSF-specific oligoclonal bands, and a positive MRZ reaction. Neopterin was increased, but sarcoidosis was excluded. In the absence of neurological attacks and clues for MRI-based dissemination in time, a radiologically isolated syndrome, the pre-disease stage of MS, was diagnosed. Neurotransmitter measurements of CSF detected reduced serotonin levels. In the absence of visible strategic demyelinating lesions within the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical circuits, OCD symptoms may relate to reduced intrathecal serotonin levels and mild neuroinflammatory processes. Serotonin abnormalities in MS should be studied further, as they could potentially explain the association between neuroinflammation and mental illnesses.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38289491
doi: 10.1007/s00702-023-02737-z
pii: 10.1007/s00702-023-02737-z
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Katharina von Zedtwitz (K)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Ludger Tebartz van Elst (L)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Horst Urbach (H)

Department of Neuroradiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Sergiu Groppa (S)

Department of Neurology, Focus Program Translational Neuroscience, Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Miriam A Schiele (MA)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Harald Prüss (H)

Department of Neurology and Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.

Katharina Domschke (K)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Oliver Stich (O)

Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Luciana Hannibal (L)

Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolism, Department of General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine and Neonatology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Dominique Endres (D)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. dominique.endres@uniklinik-freiburg.de.

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