The environmental dependency syndrome, imitation behaviour and utilisation behaviour as presenting symptoms of bilateral frontal lobe infarction due to moyamoya disease
Hoffmann, M.W.; Bill, P.L.
South African Medical Journal 81(5): 271-273
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 1542821 Document Number: 402161
The environmental dependency syndrome, imitation behaviour and utilisation behaviour may be the earliest and most subtle signs of bifrontal lobe dysfunction. A case is described in which these signs constituted the predominant deficits. The lesions responsible were bifrontal infarcts caused by moyamoya disease. The patient made an excellent recovery.
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