It is important to note that frontal lobe damage is not the only cause of the syndrome.
An increase in impulsivity and/or risk taking is often seen in individuals following frontal lobe damage.
It can be accompanied by right or bilateral temporal lobe damage.
There is evidence that anosognosia in schizophrenia may be the result of frontal lobe damage.
Seventy percent of the nation's estimated two million emphysema patients have upper lobe damage.
Until age 7 or 8, children respond to neurological tests like adults with frontal lobe damage.
"You'll see a frontal lobe damage, which controls judgment," he said.
If the cause of an individual's echopraxia is frontal lobe damage, symptoms may not show for months or years after the incident.
This makes the cause difficult to determine if a patient cannot remember a previous incident in which frontal lobe damage could occur.
Concerning general frontal lobe damage, rehabilitation is known to help a patient function with their disorder.