A human calculator: a case report of a 27-year-old male with hypercalculia

Calculation is one of the higher brain functions, which has been linked to the inferior parietal lobule and part of the frontal lobe. Cases of hypercalculia have been reported, usually in the setting of Autism-Spectrum Disorder or Savant syndrome. We report the case of a 27-year-old male undergradua...

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Published in:Neurocase 2022-04, Vol.28 (2), p.158-162
Main Authors: Ogun, Shamsideen Abayomi, Arabambi, Babawale, Oshinaike, Olajumoke Olufemi, Akanji, Akin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
autism spectrum disorder
calculation
Case reports
Frontal lobe
Gerstmann syndrome
higher cerebral functions
Hypercalculia
Magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroimaging
Parietal lobe
Substantia alba
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Summary:Calculation is one of the higher brain functions, which has been linked to the inferior parietal lobule and part of the frontal lobe. Cases of hypercalculia have been reported, usually in the setting of Autism-Spectrum Disorder or Savant syndrome. We report the case of a 27-year-old male undergraduate who had hypercalculia with normal clinical neurological findings. His brain MRI showed a nonspecific lesion in the right parietal lobe white matter. Further functional neuroimaging is suggested.
ISSN:1355-4794
1465-3656
1362-4970
DOI:10.1080/13554794.2022.2046781