“Frontal lobe” utilization behavior associated with paramedian thalamic infarction

Paul J. Eslinger, Gary C. Warner, Lynn M. Grattan, J. Donald Easton

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Abstract

Disinherited, 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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)450-452
Number of pages3
JournalNeurology
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1991

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Clinical Neurology

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