Transient compulsive hyperphagia in a patient with a thalamic infarct [4]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1364-1365

  Cerrato, P ^a   Grasso, M ^a   Azzaro, C ^a   Baima, C ^a   Giraudo, M ^a   Rizzuto, A ^a   Lentini, A ^a   Perozzo, P ^a   Bergamasco, E ^a   Sorrentino, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPULSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; LETTER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; SYMPTOM; THALAMUS;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THALAMUS;

EID: 4344644454     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.027607     Document Type: Letter

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