Tsubasa Miyauchi, Masami Yoshii, Takeo Oshima, Ken Tomotsune, Kazuhiro Tomiyasu
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Abstract
We report a case of a 69-year-old man with treatment-resistant diabetic chorea presenting psychiatric symptoms. The right chorea lasted for 3 months and was refractory to control of diabetes mellitus or administration of haloperidol and benzodiazepines. Only administration of tiapride was efficacious. Magnetic resonance spectrometry and dopamine transporter-single photon emission computed tomography suggested that sustained ischemia at the striatum may lead to impaired expression of dopamine transporters, thereby resulting in deterioration in the indirect pathway. Tiapride inhibited dopamine D2 receptors, thereby restoring the function of the indirect pathway and resulting in improvement of diabetic chorea.
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Neurocase is a rapid response journal of case studies and innovative group studies in neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology that speak to the neural basis of cognition. Four types of manuscript are considered for publication: single case investigations that bear directly on issues of relevance to theoretical issues or brain-behavior relationships; group studies of subjects with brain dysfunction that address issues relevant to the understanding of human cognition; reviews of important topics in the domains of neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology; and brief reports (up to 2500 words) that replicate previous reports dealing with issues of considerable significance. Of particular interest are investigations that include precise anatomical localization of lesions or neural activity via imaging or other techniques, as well as studies of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, since these diseases are becoming more common as our population ages. Topic reviews are included in most issues.