Paroxysmal Compulsion to Handle Keys in a Computer Operator Due To Meningioma in the Left Supplementary Motor Area

We describe the case of a computer operator who experienced paroxysmal attacks several times in which she felt a compulsion to handle keys with her right hand or actually her right hand moved involuntarily in a key-handling rhythm. Cranial CT and MRI revealed a mass lesion in the left medial aspect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: H. Tei, M. Iwata, Y. Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/856851