"Frontal lobe" utilization behavior associated with paramedian thalamic infarction.

Eslinger, P J; Warner, G C; Grattan, L M; Easton, J D · Neurology · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Disinhibited, exaggerated responses to objects and environmental cues (utilization behavior) occur predominantly with frontal lobe damage. We report a striking example associated with paramedian thalamic infarction suggesting a thalamofrontal component to environmental interactions that require inhibition, self-monitoring, and cognitive flexibility.

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