381:(EDS) illustrates an overreliance on environmental stimuli to guide behavior in social experiences. A person with EDS would change their actions if told of a change in the surrounding environment. For example, if the patient was told that they were in an art gallery, they would start to look at pictures hung on the wall and interpret them as if in an actual art gallery. EDS is known as a more context based form on UB as it involves more complex involvement of
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a toothbrush in front of the patient and before any instruction the patient brushed his teeth and picked up the tissue in a manner as if to blow his nose. When asked why he did these actions, he had no reason other than that he wanted to use the objects. Later, the patient was placed in front of a paper and pen and he immediately started to write correct letters and sentences without being told to do so because he felt compelled to write.
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of the frontal lobe. Ishihara et al. sought to demonstrate this linkage by observing a patient who was experiencing loss of consciousness. The patient, a 72-year-old male, exhibited utilization behavior after admission into the hospital. An examiner placed objects such as a tissue box, toothpaste and
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can be mistaken for frontal dysfunction as several neurological causes can be attributed to frontal dysfunction. Proper criteria need to be in place for determining UB but because this disorder is in the elementary stage, researchers have not arrived at a full understanding of the disorder. Doctors
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and showed behavioral problems including utilization behavior. She conducted unnecessary motor use of objects in her immediate environment. The effect of the damage to the paramedian thalamic region did not astonish researchers because of its connection to the cingulate cortex. Thalamic infarctions
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Children with ADHD were found to display significantly higher utilization behavior compared to children of a control group. ADHD is associated with frontal lobe abnormalities and with the knowledge that UB involves the frontal lobe, researchers have started to form a connection between the two.
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Imitation behavior (IB) is another behavior established by
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are also present in the subcortical white matter connecting the prefrontal area with the nucleus of the thalamus. The researchers believed that utilization behavior could also be a result of the disordering of these fibers. The researchers established that a network exists between the frontal
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lesions in the frontal lobe while the patients were enticed to grab objects. The patients with the frontal lobe lesions grasped the objects and started to use them appropriately even if it was not the appropriate time. Lhermitte used this study to attribute UB to damage of the orbital frontal
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Individuals who display utilization behavior tend to reach out and begin to automatically use objects in the visual field of their environment. This may not seem incorrect but the difference in action to a person without UB is that the "object-appropriate" action taken is performed at the
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Although no specific cure has been found for UB, steps can be taken to reduce its symptoms and severity. If UB is a symptom of an underlying disease or disorder, treatment of the disease itself can reduce the severity of UB and may eradicate it completely. This was seen in patients with
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present even when the patient is told not to follow the actions of the experimenter resulting in the belief that a patient with IB cannot stop the involuntary response. IB is important in the development of children but if it is present in adulthood, it is an abnormality.
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inappropriate time. For example, a person will be shown a pair of glasses and automatically put them on. This demonstrates the appropriate action at the "inappropriate" time. This causes the inappropriate motor responses to specific objects in the environment.
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With manual groping behavior (MGB), the patient's hand or eye is attracted to an object and follows it in a magnetic manner while manipulating the object. This behavior is involuntary and occurs constantly except for the brief stops due to diverted
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People with utilization behavior may be unable to resist grasping or using an object placed in front of them, regardless of the context or environment. It is not known what triggers them to exhibit UB with certain external
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Quantitative methods of assessing utilization behavior are not available for use and because of this those who notice changes in behavior similar to that of the signs of UB should see a doctor. Many
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Lhermitte, F. (1986) Human autonomy and the frontal lobes. Part II: Patient behavior in complex and social situations: the 'environmental dependency syndrome'. Ann. Neurol. 19, 335–343
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Stuss, D.T., Grow, C. A., Hetherington, C.R. (1992). "No longer gage": Frontal lobe dysfunction and emotional changes. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60(3), 349-359.
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Eslinger, P. J., Warner, G. C., Grattan, L. M., and Easton, J. D. (1991). “Frontal lobe” utilization behavior associated with paramedian thalamic infarction. Neurology 41: 450–452.
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and within reach. Characteristics of UB include unintentional, unconscious actions triggered by the immediate environment. The unpreventable excessive behavior has been linked to
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Conchiglia, G., Rocca, G., Grossi, D. (2007). On a
Peculiar Environmental Dependency Syndrome in a Case with Frontal-Temporal Damage: Zelig-like Syndrome. Neurocase, 13, 1–5.
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Archibald, S. J., Mateer, C. A., & Kerns, K. A. (2001). Utilization behavior: Clinical manifestations and neurological mechanisms. Neuropsychology Review, 11(3), 117-130.
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but the only way to fully diagnose this disorder is to do a scan of the brain to see if the frontal lobe has been damaged. This can be done with the following scan types:
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Grasp reflex (GR) is the tendency to seize objects that are usually presented between the patient's thumb and index finger. The patient would grasp the stimulus in tonic
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An effect related to UB consists of the feeling that a body part is separate from the rest of the body and has a mind of its own. This set of symptoms may be related to
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is responsible for problem solving, motor function, memory, judgment, impulse control, and social behavior. It is also needed for goal-directed behavior. Patients with
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Ishihara, K., Nishino, H., Maki, T., Kawamura, M., & Murayama, S. (2012). Utilization behavior as a white matter disconnection syndrome. Cortex, 38(3), 379-387.
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Utilization behavior is present in patients that have ranging diseases and disorders. The diseases mentioned below are some of those that include UB as a symptom.
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One category of frontal lobe damage is the exhibition of behaviors that may not be usually displayed. This is the category that involves behaviors such as
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when a patient has frontal AHS. The other type of AHS, callosal AHS, is due to an anterior callosal lesion and affects dominant hemisphere control.
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Archibald et al. found that those with ADHD exhibited UB that was more common with those objects familiar and in the field of view of the patient.
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Eslinger, P. (2002). The
Anatomic Basis Of Utilization: A Shift From Frontal-Parietal To Intra-Frontal Mechanisms. Division of Neurology, 1-4.
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Hashimoto, R., Yoshida, M., and Tanaka, Y. (1995). Utilization behavior after right thalamic infarction. European
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who had bilateral frontal lobe infarctions which resulted in UB. Upon treatment, the UB was resolved due to 60–70% shrinkage of the
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Shallice, T., Burgess, P. W., Schon, F., and Baxter, D. M. (1989). The origins of utilization behaviour. Brain 112: 1587–1598.
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resulting in UB. The patient was marked with the behavior, and brain imaging noticed the infarctions in the thalamus.
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