Riklan M, Cullinan T, Cooper I S
Adv Neurol. 1976;14:189-200.
Sixty-eight patients with DMD underwent psychometric assessment before or after thalamic surgery. Statistical comparisonss between categories of patients were undertaken as a function of religion, family history, and age at onset of symptoms as independent variables. It was found that Jewish patients, with negative family history, and age at onset of symptoms from 9 to 13 years, scored significantly higher on IQ tests than did all other groups. Other psychological test data revealed no specific personality patterns in the DMD patients, particularly no pattern of conversion hysteria or hysteria. Pre- and postoperative psychological testing in a small group of patients revealed no evidence of any changes in intellectual, cognitive, or personality functions as a consequence of thalamic surgery, involving up to 10 lesions in some instances.
68名杜氏肌营养不良症（DMD）患者在丘脑手术前后接受了心理测量评估。以宗教、家族史和症状出现时的年龄作为自变量，对不同类别的患者进行了统计比较。结果发现，家族史为阴性、症状出现时年龄在9至13岁的犹太患者，在智商测试中的得分显著高于所有其他组。其他心理测试数据显示，DMD患者没有特定的人格模式，尤其是没有转换性癔症或癔症模式。一小部分患者在丘脑手术前后的心理测试显示，没有证据表明丘脑手术（在某些情况下涉及多达10个病灶）会导致智力、认知或人格功能发生任何变化。
