The environmental dependency syndrome, imitation behaviour and utilisation behaviour as presenting symptoms of bilateral frontal lobe infarction due to moyamoya disease.
The environmental dependency syndrome, imitation behaviour and utilisation behaviour may be the earliest and most subtle signs of bifrontal lobe dysfunction. A case is described in which these signs constituted the predominant deficits. The lesions responsible were bifrontal infarcts caused by moyamoya disease. The patient made an excellent recovery.
Hoffmann
M W
MW
Department of Medicine, University of Natal.
Bill
P L
PL
D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D008297:Male; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed