| Hypersexuality and dysexecutive syndrome after a thalamic infarct. | |
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PMID: 15512841 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Hypersexuality can result from insults to several neuroanatomical structures that regulate sexual behavior. A case is presented of an adult male with a thalamic infarct resulting in a paramedian thalamic syndrome, consisting of hypersomnolence, confabulatory anterograde amnesia (including reduplicative paramnesia), vertical gaze deficits, and hypophonic speech. A dysexecutive syndrome also manifested, consisting of social disinhibition, apathy, witzelsucht, motor inhibition deficits, and environmental dependence. Hypersexuality uncharacteristic of his premorbid behavior was evident in instances of exhibitionism, public masturbation, and verbal sexual obscenities. In contrast to the few previous reports of hypersexuality following thalamic infarct, this case neither involved mania nor hemichorea. The relevance of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in limbic and prefrontal circuits is discussed. |
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Authors:
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Marcello Spinella |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The International journal of neuroscience Volume: 114 ISSN: 0020-7454 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Neurosci. Publication Date: 2004 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-10-29 Completed Date: 2005-01-13 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0270707 Medline TA: Int J Neurosci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1581-90 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA. rnarcello.spinel1a@stockton.edu |
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Aged Brain Damage, Chronic / complications, diagnosis, psychology Cerebral Infarction / complications*, diagnosis, psychology Cognition Disorders / diagnosis, etiology*, psychology Humans Intracranial Aneurysm / complications, diagnosis, surgery Male Neuropsychological Tests Sexual Behavior* Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / diagnosis, etiology*, psychology Syndrome Thalamic Diseases / complications*, diagnosis, psychology |
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