title: "It ain't necessarily so".
abstract: Preconceived ideas of the effects of brain damage on mental function may lead to erroneous advice, as illustrated by a case in whom severe traumatic damage of the frontal lobe necessitated a significant professional and social change, but did not result in the absolute behavioral incompetence that would have been predicted by current notions of frontal lobe function. Which mental functions are impaired is a question that cannot be answered by referral to the anatomical pathology, however precise the latter information may be.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jennekens-Schinkel
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational