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We read with great interest the article by Nielen & Den Boer (33, 917–925), who found that patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) displayed cognitive deficits consistent with a dysfunction of the dorsolateral-striatal circuit (DLSC) (i.e. impairments in planning ability, spatial memory, and motor speed).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2004

LEONARDO F. FONTENELLE ,
MAURO V. MENDLOWICZ  and
MARCIO VERSIANI
LEONARDO F. FONTENELLE
Affiliation:
Dr L. F. Fontenelle, Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Lopes Trovão, 88, 1501A, Icarai, Niterói, CEP: 24220-071, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 181 - 183
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2004 Cambridge University Press

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