Alexithymia Associated With Bilateral Globus Pallidus Lesions After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Alexithymia refers to a person's inability to identify and describe feelings. We present a patient who developed alexithymia after carbon monoxide poisoning following a suicide attempt by burning charcoal in an enclosed space. Brain computed tomography revealed bilateral globus pallidus hypoxic...

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Main Authors: Mei-Feng Huang, Yi-Chun Yeh, Hin-Yeung Tsang, Cheng-Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-06-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10700486