Decreased dopamine concentrations in the frontal cortex after ablative surgeries in patients exhibiting self-injurious behavior: a microdialysis study.

Decreased dopamine concentrations in the frontal cortex after ablative surgeries in patients exhibiting self-injurious behavior: a microdialysis study.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014;26(4):382-5
Authors: Liu A, Li A, Zhang H, Zhang Z
Abstract
The authors examined brain neurochemistry in four patients with mental retardation with self-injurious behaviors after ablative surgeries. The authors found that surgeries in the human limbic system can alter dopamine levels in the frontal cortex over a 36-hour period.
PMID: 26037861 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences - June 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci Source Type: research