Emotions Analysis in Patients With Chronic Phase of Stroke Basal Ganglia
Emotions Analysis in Patients With Chronic Phase of Stroke Basal Ganglia
Compare the emotional experience of patients with focal lesions of the basal ganglia by
 ischemic or hemorrhagic damage and healthy participants. These anomalies will be highlighted
 by neuropsychological and electrophysiological assessments.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  For cases :

 -  right-handed patient

 -  ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke older than 3 months with single lesion preferably
 less than 20 mm in diameter affecting the basal ganglia and sparing cortex

 -  Rankin score estimated prior stroke must be equal to 0 and after stroke <3 (at
 inclusion).

 -  For participants control : right-handed patient

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  For cases : severe aphasia - Prosopagnosia apperceptive - cerebral neurological
 pathology associated history, especially dementia - History of depression and
 psychiatric disorders treated - another stroke vascular territory than that for which
 the patient is included - diffuse lesions of the white matter Fazekas a score of> 2
 (periventricular or subcortical) - Contraindications to MRI

 -  For participants control : No history neurosurgical - No history of head trauma with
 loss of consciousness - not known neurological disease - not known psychiatric illness
 - No psychotropic treatment