Kl üver & Bucy syndrome: an investigation of social and affective cognition.

We report the case of ASP, a patient who developed a complete KBS at 9 years that evolved into an incomplete KBS. Orbitofrontal and temporal damages were evidenced. While a classic neuropsychological assessment showed a preserved global functioning, an extensive evaluation of her social and affective cognition (reversal learning, decision-making, emotion recognition, theory of mind, creative thinking) showed remarkable deficits. The relevancy of such findings for the characterization KBS and the field of neuropsychology are discussed.
PMID: 30247092 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Neurocase - September 24, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Bertoux M, de Paula França Resende E, de Souza LC Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research