Background: The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and its role in the regulation of urges/compulsion has been identified as a critical component of circuit-based addiction models. Building on such models, it was recently shown that brain lesions disrupting addictive behavior can be mapped to a common brain circuit.
Methods: We present a case of a 42-year-old woman with chronic treatment-refractory alcohol use disorder who experienced early remission following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with focal left OFC intracerebral hemorrhage.
Background: The global refugee population has reached a staggering 25.9 million. Approximately 16% of global refugees resettle in high-income countries which are often culturally very different from their home countries.
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