Symptoms and signs of frontal lobe dysfunction
Behavioural signs from the neuropsychiatric interview |
Loss of insight |
Loss of social tact |
Disinhibition |
Hypersexuality |
Hyperorality (2 items) |
Perseverative or stereotypic behaviour (2 items) |
Utilisation behaviour |
Behavioural symptoms from the informant interview |
Change in personality |
Loss of insight |
Impaired judgement |
Lack of social tact |
Disinhibition |
Inappropriate jocularity |
Hyperorality and/or dietary changes |
Obstinacy |
Inflexibility |
Affective signs from the neuropsychiatric examination |
Apathy (2 items) |
Emotional blunting |
Affective symptoms from the informant interview |
Aspontaneity (2 items) |
Emotional blunting (3 items) |
Emotional unconcern and indifference (3 items) |
Neglect of grooming |
Neglect of hygiene |