A 20 years old female has thoughts of cutting her fingers, she plans and imagines doing it but never actually does it. She says that she is not having any guilt of having such thought. And also says the thoughts are distressing her and she is unable to control them. The thoughts vanish either by ending with a seizure or automatically subsides on its own. Which of the following is the cause?
Answer- C. Forced thinkingForced thinking is a rare epileptic phenomenon, usually seen in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy. It is a rare type of aura that refers to recurrent intrusive thoughts, ideas, or crowding of thoughts. The above profile fits into the criteria for epileptic forced thinking, which is a rare phenomenon seen in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy.
Thought inseion
Obsession
Forced thinking
Thought crowding