TITLE:
Neuropsychological Profile of a Patient with Acquired Brain Damage Following Vascular Lesion of the Left Anterior Cingulate Cortex
AUTHORS:
Jimmy Zúñiga-Márquez, Lina Borda-Camargo, Diego Buitrago-Mora, Lorely Guerra-Valdés, Laura González, Patricia Quintero-Cusgüen, Nataly Gutierrez-Ávila
KEYWORDS:
Ischemic Stroke, Anterior Cingulate Cortex, Neuropsychology, Acquired Brain Damage
JOURNAL NAME:
Neuroscience and Medicine,
Vol.15 No.1,
March
18,
2024
ABSTRACT: Stroke
is a physiological alteration associated with changes in blood flow that can
result in sudden-onset cognitive impairment. It has a heterogenous clinical
presentation with varying degrees of severity correlated with specific central
nervous system zones or areas, and its prognosis is uncertain. This case study
describes a 62-year-old male patient with acquired brain damage of the anterior
cingulate cortex as a result of an ischemic event in the territory of the left
anterior cerebral artery. Cognitive function was assessed using the
neuropsychological executive function and frontal lobe test battery (BANFE-2)
as well as other neuropsychological tests. The results show a profile of higher
mental functions characterized by the presence of dysexecutive syndrome with marked
behavioral alteration and diencephalic amnesia.