Apotemnophilia: a neurological disorder

被引：66

作者：

Brang, David ^{[1
]}

McGeoch, Paul D. ^{[1
]}

Ramachandran, Vilayanur S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Ctr Brain & Cognit, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

来源：

NEUROREPORT | 2008年 / 19卷 / 13期

关键词：

amputee; body image; body integrity image disorder; neurology;

D O I：

10.1097/WNR.0b013e32830abc4d

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Apotemnophilia, a disorder that blurs the distinction between neurology and psychiatry, is characterized by the intense and long-standing desire for amputation of a specific limb. Here we present evidence from two individuals suggestive that this condition, long thought to be entirely psychological in origin, actually has a neurological basis. We found heightened skin conductance response to pinprick below the desired line of amputation. We propose apotemnophilia arises from congenital dysfunction of the right superior parietal lobule and its connection with the insula. NeuroReport 19:1305-1306 (c) 2008 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

引用

页码：1305 / 1306

页数：2

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