Prolonged abulia following putaminal hemorrhage.
Abulia, akinetic mutism, and other conditions causing reduced activity and slowness are a continuum of severity of behavior. Unilateral lesions usually cause transient symptoms. This article describes a patient with prolonged abulia lasting 12 weeks after aspontaneous left putaminal hemorrhage. He developed seizures that could be a contributing factor. The pathophysiologic mechanisms are discussed.
Nagaratnam
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Department of Medicine (Aged Care and Rehabilitation Services), Blacktown-Mount Druitt Health, Blacktown, New South Wales 2148, Australia.
Fanella
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Gopinath
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Goodwin
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