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Forced collectionism after orbitofrontal damage.

E Volle1, R Beato, R Levy

  • 1Fédération de Neurologie et INSERM E 007, Hôpital de la Salpétriêre, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France.

Neurology
|February 13, 2002
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Frontal lobe damage can cause compulsive collecting. This study details a unique case of involuntary, selective appliance collection following specific brain damage.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Collecting behavior is typically voluntary, goal-directed, and selective.
  • Pathologic collecting, such as hoarding, can occur after frontal lobe damage but is usually disorganized and non-specific.
  • Previous research links frontal lobe lesions to abnormal collecting patterns like grasping or hoarding.

Observation:

  • The study describes a patient with bilateral orbito- and polar-prefrontal cortex damage.
  • This patient exhibited an unusual pattern of involuntary, irrepressible collecting behavior.
  • The collecting was highly specific, focusing exclusively on household electrical appliances.

Findings:

  • The patient's collecting was involuntary and irrepressible, yet goal-directed and selective.

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  • This contrasts with typical compulsive collecting seen in frontal lobe damage, which lacks specific targeting.
  • The authors term this phenomenon "forced collectionism".

    • Implications:

    • This case highlights a distinct subtype of pathologic collecting behavior linked to specific prefrontal cortex damage.
    • It suggests that different patterns of frontal lobe injury can lead to varied compulsive behaviors.
    • Understanding "forced collectionism" may offer new insights into the neural basis of goal-directed behavior and impulse control.