Hypersexuality following bilateral thalamic infarction: case report
Mutarelli EG, Omuro AM, Adoni T. Hypersexuality following bilateral thalamic infarction: case report. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria 2006, 64: 146-148. PMID: 16622574, DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000100032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic infarctionFrontal-subcortical circuit dysfunctionBilateral paramedian thalamic infarctionParamedian thalamic infarctionBilateral thalamic infarctionYear old manModerate memory lossThalamic modulationFrontal hypoperfusionCase reportCircuit dysfunctionBrain injuryNeuropsychological disturbancesOrbitofrontal circuitFrontal lobeInfarctionMemory lossFrontal functionSexual behaviorDysfunctionHypersexualityHypoperfusionHuman sexual behaviorHypersomniaHypothalamus