The posteromedial hypothalamus and pain, behavior, with special reference to endocrinological findings.
Stereotactic intervention into the posterior hypothalamus gives satisfactory results for controlling both aggressive, violent behavioral disorders and intractable pain. From the endocrinological point of view, this procedure activates the hypothalamic-hypophyseal axis only temporarily, without causing any serious dysfunctions.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000601:surgery*; D007034:Hypothalamus, Posterior / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
D006728:Hormones; D010907:Pituitary Hormones