A case of limbic system dysfunction with hypersexualith and fugue state.
This paper describes a case of limbic dysfunction in a 28-year-old female veteran who presented with psychoses and sexual promiscuity. She had EEG abnormalities and showed dramaic improvement with anti-convulsant medication. Limbic system dysfunction in general may present as "functional psychoses." The literature is briefly reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
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