Frontal lobe syndrome from bilateral globus pallidus lesions. A complication of Wernicke's encephalopathy.
A 38 year-old man developed the classical clinical picture of Wernicke's encephalopathy as a consequence of prolonged total parenteral nutrition. As a late complication he developed a frontal lobe syndrome. Bilateral globus pallidus lesions were observed in the CT-scan examination. Some aspects related to the cortical syndromes caused by subcortical lesions are discussed.
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D000328:Adult; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D005917:Globus Pallidus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*