title: Selective emotional detachment from family after right temporal lobectomy.
abstract: Behavioral changes, such as mood disorders, anxiety, psychosis, and nonepileptic seizures often occur after temporal lobectomy. We report a man who selectively lost emotional attachments to family members after right temporal lobectomy. However, emotional responsiveness to strangers was normal or increased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lipson
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: Orrin
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Devinsky
mesh_terms: D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011612:Psychosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000209:etiology*