Impaired executive functioning after left anterior insular stroke: a case report.

We present the case of a woman with an acute left anterior insular infarction leading to executive (i.e., word and design fluency, mental flexibility, sustained attention, inhibitory control), but not language, visuoperceptual, or memory impairment. This case confirms the left anterior insula's involvement in executive functioning and suggests that an infarction may result in executive impairment.
PMID: 25537237 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Neurocase - December 30, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Markostamou I, Rudolf J, Tsiptsios I, Kosmidis MH Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research