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ArticleNeuroImage. Clinical2018

Early bilateral and massive compromise of the frontal lobes.

Agustín Ibáñez, Máximo Zimerman, Lucas Sedeño, Nicolas Lori, Melina Rapacioli, Juan F Cardona, Diana M A Suarez, Eduar Herrera, Adolfo M García, Facundo Manes

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Article in NeuroImage. Clinical, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Agustín IbáñezInstitute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia; Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile; Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Australian Research Council (ACR), Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: aibanez@ineco.org.ar.
Máximo ZimermanInstitute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lucas SedeñoInstitute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Nicolas LoriInstitute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Laboratory of Neuroimaging and Neuroscience (LANEN), Institute of Translational and Cognitive Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Rosario, Argentina.
Melina RapacioliInstitute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Juan F CardonaInstituto de Psicología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
Diana M A SuarezInstituto de Psicología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
Eduar HerreraDepartamento de Estudios Psicológicos, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia.
Adolfo M GarcíaInstitute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Faculty of Education, National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo), Mendoza, Argentina.
Facundo ManesInstitute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Favaloro University · ARUniversidad del Valle · COAustralian Research Council · AUIcesi University · COUniversidad Nacional de Cuyo · AR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The frontal lobes are one of the most complex brain structures involved in both domain-general and specific functions. The goal of this work was to assess the anatomical and cognitive affectations from a unique case with massive bilateral frontal affectation. We report the case of GC, an eight-year old child with nearly complete affectation of bilateral frontal structures and spared temporal, parietal, occipital, and cerebellar regions. We performed behavioral, neuropsychological, and imaging (MRI, DTI, fMRI) evaluations. Neurological and neuropsychological examinations revealed a mixed pattern of affected (executive control/abstraction capacity) and considerably preserved (consciousness, language, memory, spatial orientation, and socio-emotional) functions. Both structural (DTI) and functional (fMRI) connectivity evidenced abnormal anterior connections of the amygdala and parietal networks. In addition, brain structural connectivity analysis revealed almost complete loss of frontal connections, with atypical temporo-posterior pathways. Similarly, functional connectivity showed an aberrant frontoparietal network and relative preservation of the posterior part of the default mode network and the visual network. We discuss this multilevel pattern of behavioral, structural, and functional connectivity results. With its unique pattern of compromised and preserved structures and functions, this exceptional case offers new constraints and challenges for neurocognitive theories.

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ChildCognitionDiffusion Tensor ImagingExecutive FunctionFemaleFrontal LobeHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingMemoryNerve NetNeuropsychological TestsAttentionConsciousnessDTIExecutive functionfMRIFrontal lobeLanguageMRINeurodevelopmental disordersSocial cognition

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PMID29845003
PMCPMC5964834
OpenAlexW2789331591

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