Striatal lesions in delusional parasitosis revealed by magnetic resonance imaging

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1967-1971

  Huber, Markus ^a   Karner, Martin ^a   Kirchler, Erwin ^a   Lepping, Peter ^b   Freudenmann, Roland W ^c  

^a General Hospital Bruneck   (Italy)

^b Wrexham Academic Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Delusional parasitosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Striatum; Tactile perception

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMISULPRIDE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; HALOPERIDOL; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORPUS STRIATUM; DELUSION; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; PUTAMEN; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SOMATIC DELUSION; STROKE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THALAMUS; TOUCH; VISION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORPUS STRIATUM; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITIC DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 56449097666     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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