Perseveration results from damage to which of the following areas of the brain?
Exam Question Dec 2014
Exam Question Dec 2014
Perseveration
Perseveration is probably the most frequently found characteristic behaviour of patients with organic brain involvement.
It refers to the conscious continuation of an act or an idea.
It is seen in the following conditions:-
- Delirium
- Epilepsy
- Dementia
- Schizophrenia
- Normal subjects under extreme fatigue
- In drug induced states
PerseverationThe Clinical SymptomsIn Chronic Schizophrenia and Organic Dementia. The British Journal of Psychiatry (1966) 112: 27-32
