Hypersexuality following bilateral thalamic infarction: case report

Hypersexuality is a rare but well recognized condition following brain injury. It has been described secondarily to dysfunction in the hypothalamus, the temporal and frontal lobes. We report a 63 year-old man that developed neuropsychological disturbances with hypersexuality as a prominent feature,...

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Main Authors: Eduardo G. Mutarelli, Antonio M.P. Omuro, Tarso Adoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2006-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000100032&tlng=en