PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Regard, Marianne
AU  - Landis, Theodor
TI  - “Gourmand syndrome”
AID  - 10.1212/WNL.48.5.1185
DP  - 1997 May 01
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 1185--1190
VI  - 48
IP  - 5
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/48/5/1185.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/48/5/1185.full
SO  - Neurology1997 May 01; 48
AB  - We present a new benign eating disorder associated with lesions involving parts of the right anterior cerebral hemisphere, This “gourmand” syndrome describes a preoccupation with food and a preference for fine eating. Two exemplary case reports illustrate this new syndrome. Analysis of the clinical and anatomical data of 36 patients who displayed this behavior revealed, in 34, a strong association with lesion location in the right anterior part of the brain involving cortical areas, basal ganglia, or limbic structures. Our finding provides further evidence of a correlation between right hemispheric damage, eating, and other impulse control disorders. We conjecture that the serotonergic system subserves different functions in the left and right hemisphere.