Compulsive pre-sleep behavior and apathy due to bilateral thalamic stroke: response to bromocriptine.
A 38-year-old women with bilateral thalamic infarctions had a severe memory disorder, severe apathy, and a compulsive tendency to assume a sleeping position. Bromocriptine improved the apathy and the disinhibited pre-sleep behavior.
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Department of Neurology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
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D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012890:Sleep; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy