dyscontrol syndrome


dyscontrol syndrome

 [dis″kon-trōl´] a pattern of episodic, abnormal, and often violent and uncontrollable social behavior with little or no provocation; it may result from diseases of the limbic system or the temporal lobe or may accompany abuse of alcohol or other psychoactive substance.

dyscontrol syndrome

(dĭs″kŏn-trōl′) [″ + ″] A condition marked by sudden outbursts of violence or rage, associated with abnormal electrical discharges in the amygdaloid nuclear complex of the brain.