title: Pathological lying associated with thalamic dysfunction demonstrated by [99mTc]HMPAO SPECT.
abstract: The authors report a case in which pathological lying is associated with right hemithalamic dysfunction as shown by [99mTc]HMPAO SPECT brain scanning. This association has not been demonstrated previously and is noteworthy because it supports the hypothesized roles of the thalamus and associated brain regions in the modulation of behavior and cognition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Modell
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mountz
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply; D008192:Deception; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime