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Selective emotional detachment from family after right temporal lobectomy
Scott E Lipson1, Oliver Sacks, Orrin Devinsky
1Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Abstract:
Behavioral changes, such as mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, and nonepileptic seizures often occur after temporal lobectomy. We report a man who selectively lost emotional attachments to family members after right temporal lobectomy. However, emotional responsiveness to strangers was normal or increased.
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