Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Frontal lobe damage can cause problems with decision-making, movement, and self-control.  A stroke is a common cause of frontal lobe damage, often ...

In the blink of an eye, a stroke can rewrite the brain’s intricate circuitry, leaving a trail of disrupted functions in its wake. This cerebral lightning strike affects various regions of the brain, ...

Social cognition is thought to be impaired in patients with prefrontal vascular lesions and in those with the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia, according to several clinical reports.

In Why Self-Control Fails in Dementia, I explained how part of frontal lobe function is to regulate behavior. Another part of frontal lobe function is to help us plan and organize actions and ...

A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude. In Why Self-Control Fails in Dementia, I explained how ...

'Miracle' COVID-19 patient recovers after spending 3 months in hospital The hospital said “her amazing journey includes 59 days on a ventilator, 40 days in an induced coma and surviving a frontal lobe ...

WASHINGTON-- Georgetown University researchers, looking at the ability of people to sound out words after a stroke, found that knowing which region of the brain was impacted by the stroke could have ...