Abstract
Among 30 Parkinson's disease patients who received high frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, 5 developed remarkable disorders of mood or sexual behavior after the implant. We describe 2 men who developed mania and hypersexuality a few days after the implant that lasted for some months and then gradually disappeared spontaneously.
Copyright 2002 Movement Disorder Society
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arousal / physiology
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Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis*
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Bipolar Disorder / physiopathology
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Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
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Electric Stimulation Therapy*
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Electrodes, Implanted
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Motivation
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Neurologic Examination
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Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
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Parkinson Disease / therapy*
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
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Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
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Sexual Behavior / physiology*
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Subthalamic Nucleus / physiopathology*