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recent reviews neurocognitive profile patients diagnosed obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd converged assumption visuospatial especially nonverbal memory performance impaired ocd however prior studies contrasted performance ocd patients healthy controls inferences yet drawn specificity deficits ocd administration complex multifunctional tasks limit conclusions clearly defined cognitive deficits present study compared 71 ocd patients 30 healthy 33 psychiatric control participants large battery visuospatial nonverbal memory tasks two timepoints addition visuospatial battery vs battery assesses wide range elementary visuospatial functions administered ocd patients performed worse healthy controls complex tasks eg block design visuospatial component proved impaired specifically ocd ocd patients controls performed similarly parameters nonverbal memory regarding organizational strategy ocd patients performed worse healthy psychiatric control participants two three reyfigure trials copy immediate suggested prior research overestimated severity significance visuospatial nonverbal memory impairment ocd