A 45 year old female teacher had a history of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, along with other problems including ADHD. Her daughter, and many other people in her family, had suffered the same problems, and in a few cases had Tourette's Syndrome.
But her OCD vanished - when she suffered a stroke. This is according to a brief case report from Drs. Diamond and Ondo of Texas:
[she] had a long history of constant intrusive and obsessive thoughts that interrupted her daily activities and sleep. She had constant unfounded fears that something bad would happen to her family and had persistent violent thoughts of using knives to harm family members. She would check the door locks up to 15 times a day. In addition to her OCD symptoms, she had ... inattention, poor concentration, and difficulty sitting still.
She had never been treated for the OCD, despite how it interfered with ...
