Neurobehavioural examination of frontal lobe functions

Frontal lobe dysfunction has a pervasive compromising effect on many aspects of neuropsychological abilities including attention, language, verbal and non-verbal fluency, memory, planning, judgement, and motor programming. In addition, mood disturbances (depression, mania, and lability), as well as...

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Veröffentlicht in:Aphasiology 1995-03, Vol.9 (2), p.181-192
Hauptverfasser: Absher, John R., Cummings, Jeffrey L.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Frontal lobe dysfunction has a pervasive compromising effect on many aspects of neuropsychological abilities including attention, language, verbal and non-verbal fluency, memory, planning, judgement, and motor programming. In addition, mood disturbances (depression, mania, and lability), as well as personality changes (irritability, apathy, and impulsiveness) are common consequences of frontal lobe injury. Insight into these disturbances, and into the functions of the frontal lobes, can be achieved by careful neurobehavioural assessment. Many of the tests currently used to evaluate frontal lobe function were developed by Luria. His classification of language alterations following frontal lobe damage, and his discovery that the frontal lobes mediate some aspects of motor function through verbal strategies, remain guiding concepts in contemporary approaches to the frontal lobes.
ISSN:0268-7038
1464-5041
DOI:10.1080/02687039508248705