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[A Case of Musicophilia with Right Predominant Temporal Lobe Atrophy]
Shunichiro Shinagawa1, Kazuhiko Nakayama
1Department of Psychiatry, The Jikei University School of Medicine.
Abstract:
A 68-year-old woman exhibiting musicophilia with right predominant temporal lobe atrophy happened to visit our clinic. She had no musical background, but beginning two years ago, she acquired a strong preference for especially popular music and sometimes sang at home. She did not exhibit obvious semantic aphasia or facial agnosia, and showed only mild behavioral changes including apathy. Her musicophilia can be explained as an instance of stereotypical behavior. Her right temporal lobe atrophy may have caused changes in her emotional and reward systems, resulting in her music specific behaviors.
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