RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 “Gourmand syndrome”
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 1185
OP 1190
DO 10.1212/WNL.48.5.1185
VO 48
IS 5
A1 Regard, Marianne
A1 Landis, Theodor
YR 1997
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/48/5/1185.abstract
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.