Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior Disappearing after Left Capsular Genu Infarction

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 cau...

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Main Authors: Ji-Hyang Oh, Bo-Young Ahn, Min-Kyung Jo, Yeo-Ju Yoon, Kyu-Hyun Park, Duk L. Na, Eun-Joo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/323667