Compulsive Disorder Signs | Medical Differentials | Diagnostic Tests / Therapeutic Trials |
---|---|---|
Ingestive: pica, licking, sucking, swallowing (glugging) Polyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia | GI, food intolerance Urogenital/renal, hepatic, endocrine | Endoscopy, food trial, steroid trial, GI protectants Blood and urine testing, hormonal assays, modified water deprivation test |
Dermatologic/self-trauma: nail biting, flank sucking, acral lick dermatitis, pyschogenic alopecia, tail mutilation | Atopic dermatitis, bacterial or parasitic hypersensitivity, adverse food reaction, parasite, infection, neuropathy, pain | Dermatologic tests (eg, skin scraping, trichogram, fungal culture, biopsy), therapeutic response trial |
Neurologic: spinning, star gazing, pouncing, fly snapping, light or shadow chasing | Focal seizure, neuropathy | Neurologic tests (eg, MRI), therapeutic seizure therapy trial (eg, levetiracetam, potassium bromide, phenobarbital) |