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Frontal-lobe syndrome and psychosis after damage to the brainstem dopaminergic nuclei.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17512950     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A patient developed frontal-lobe syndrome and psychotic symptoms after infarction in the pontomesencephalic junction. Stereotaxic lesion localization on magnetic resonance imaging and statistical analyses of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) disclosed an involvement of the rostral brainstem dopaminergic nuclei and hypoperfusion in the frontal-subcortical circuit components. We suggest that the patient's cognitive and behavioral disturbances were associated with disruption of ascending dopaminergic projections to the frontal-subcortical circuits.
Authors:
Yoshiyuki Nishio; Kazunari Ishii; Hiroaki Kazui; Yoshiyuki Hosokai; Etsuro Mori
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-05-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the neurological sciences     Volume:  260     ISSN:  0022-510X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurol. Sci.     Publication Date:  2007 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-13     Completed Date:  2007-12-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375403     Medline TA:  J Neurol Sci     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  271-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. nishiou@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Brain Mapping
Brain Stem / metabolism,  physiopathology*,  radionuclide imaging
Brain Stem Infarctions / complications,  physiopathology
Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology
Dementia / etiology,  physiopathology*,  radionuclide imaging
Dopamine / metabolism*
Female
Frontal Lobe / metabolism,  physiopathology*,  radionuclide imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neural Pathways / metabolism,  physiopathology*,  radionuclide imaging
Pons / metabolism,  physiopathology,  radionuclide imaging
Psychotic Disorders / etiology,  physiopathology*,  radionuclide imaging
Tegmentum Mesencephali / metabolism,  physiopathology,  radionuclide imaging
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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