Pathological lying associated with thalamic dysfunction demonstrated by [99mTc]HMPAO SPECT

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1992 Fall;4(4):442-6. doi: 10.1176/jnp.4.4.442.

Abstract

The authors report a case in which pathological lying is associated with right hemithalamic dysfunction as shown by [99mTc]HMPAO SPECT brain scanning. This association has not been demonstrated previously and is noteworthy because it supports the hypothesized roles of the thalamus and associated brain regions in the modulation of behavior and cognition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebellum / blood supply
  • Deception*
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
  • Frontal Lobe / blood supply
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Oximes
  • Regional Blood Flow / physiology
  • Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
  • Thalamic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thalamic Diseases / psychology
  • Thalamus / blood supply*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

Substances

  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Oximes
  • Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime