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- Title
Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior Disappearing after Left Capsular Genu Infarction.
- Authors
Oh, Ji-Hyang; Ahn, Bo-Young; Jo, Min-Kyung; Yoon, Yeo-Ju; Park, Kyu-Hyun; Na, Duk L.; Kim, Eun-Joo
- Abstract
This case report describes a 74-year-old woman with obsessive-compulsive behaviors that disappeared following a left capsular genu infarction. The patient's capsular genu infarction likely resulted in thalamocortical disconnection in the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loop, which may have caused the disappearance of her obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The fact that anterior capsulotomy has been demonstrated to be effective for treating refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder further supports this hypothesis. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Case Reports in Neurology, 2011, Vol 3, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
1662-680X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000323667