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A Case of Parietal Lobe Atrophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Paul Dedman  and
Sharon Numa
Paul Dedman*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG
Sharon Numa
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Bilateral parietal lobe atrophy was revealed by CT scan in a 48 year-old man, with a history of learning difficulties since childhood, encopretic up to the age of eight, and left-handedness. Nevertheless, he earned his living as a skilled potter, though unable to cope with the administration of the business.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 148 , Issue 6 , June 1986 , pp. 725 - 726
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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