Language functioning after bilateral prefrontal leukotomy

Three groups of patients with orbital frontal lesions secondary to leukotomy were compared to psychiatric and normal control groups on a series of tasks involving language. The results indicated that chronic orbital frontal lesions, at least in the patients in this study, do not affect language as d...

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Published in:Brain and language 1986-05, Vol.28 (1), p.66-70
Main Authors: Stuss, D.T., Benson, D.F., Clermont, R., Della Malva, C.L., Kaplan, E.F., Weir, W.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aphasia - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Follow-Up Studies
Frontal Lobe - surgery
Humans
Medical sciences
Neuropsychological Tests
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Postoperative Complications - diagnosis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychosurgery
Schizophrenia - surgery
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Summary:Three groups of patients with orbital frontal lesions secondary to leukotomy were compared to psychiatric and normal control groups on a series of tasks involving language. The results indicated that chronic orbital frontal lesions, at least in the patients in this study, do not affect language as defined by the tasks used in the study. The frontal lobes, when implicated in language, appear to require dorsal-lateral or medial cortical involvement.
ISSN:0093-934X
1090-2155
DOI:10.1016/0093-934X(86)90091-X