Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1915552 | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Recently there has been increasing interest in the non-motor functions of the globus pallidus, and especially its role in cognitive processing. We experienced two patients with acute cognitive and behavior changes after globus pallidus infarctions. Examination of both revealed inattention, decreased verbal fluency, emotional blunting, and amnesia. There were no other sensory or motor symptoms. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed focal acute cerebral infarction in the left globus pallidus. Neuropsychological assessment revealed decreased frontal executive function, with verbal memory disturbance. These cases suggest that strategic infarction dementia can result from a single globus pallidus lesion.
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Authors
Su Hyun Kim, Kee Hyung Park, Young Hee Sung, Yeoung Bae Lee, Hyun Mi Park, Dong Jin Shin,