Dissociation of depression from apathy in traumatic brain injury: A case report

ABSTRACT Although not evident clinically, lesions to the prefrontal cortex cause great social and functional impairment to patients. The anterior cingulate cortex is intimately involved with motivational behavior and after injury to this area the onset of an apathetic state can be observed. This pap...

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Main Authors: Raquel Quimas Molina da Costa, Fábio Henrique de Gobbi Porto, Rogério Paysano Marrocos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642013000300312&lng=en&tlng=en