Neuropsychological Functioning of Patient with Organic Personality Disorder with Caudate Nucleus Infarct: A Case Study

Organic Personality Disorder is characterized by significant changes in the personality of the individual in terms of affect, behaviour and cognition due to an organic basis. The present paper investigates about the neuropsychological functioning of a young male with organic personality disorder with caudate nucleus infarct caused by cerebrovascular accident. The neuropsychological assessment done by using standardized tools revealed the patient to have an average level of intellectual functioning. However, significant deficits were found in mental Speed, sustained attention, executive functioning, verbal retention, visual retention, visuo-motor coordination and visuo-spatial construction. Mild deficit was found in recent memory and recognition. No deficits were found in attention and concentration, remote memory, immediate recall and delayed recall. A diffused involvement of frontal, temporal and parietal lobes is being discussed and implicated for neuropsychological rehabilitation.