Diaschisis and neurobehavior.
We review forms of diaschisis and their relationship with neurobehavioral and neuropsychological findings. The following forms of diaschisis are discussed: (1) cortico-cerebellar diaschisis; (2) cerebello-cortical diaschisis; (3) transhemispheric diaschisis; (4) cortico-thalamic diaschisis; (5) thalamo-cortical diaschisis; and (6) basal ganglia-cortical diaschisis. For each form, the neurobehavioral and neuropsychological findings are discussed. Diaschisis can be classified from the behavioral point of view as follows: (1) forms in which the metabolic effect at distance is not followed by neurobehavioral impairment; (2) forms in which the remote metabolic impairment could induce neurobehavioral and neuropsychological disorders; and (3) forms in which the role of the lesion itself and its remote metabolic effects on the production of neurobehavioral and neuropsychological abnormalities cannot be disentangled.
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Neurobiology and Neuropsychology Research Unit, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Botez
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D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex; D006801:Humans; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000523:psychology