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SALVATIERRA, Andreé  y  DEL-CARMEN-SARA, José. Orbitofrontal syndrome in an offender incarcerated for aggravated kidnapping, rape and death of a minor. Horiz. Med. [online]. 2023, vol.23, n.2, e2143.  Epub 30-Mayo-2023. ISSN 1727-558X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2023.v23n2.10.

Orbitofrontal syndrome is characterized by disinhibition, impulsiveness, transgression of social norms and sometimes the development of criminal behavior. This is the case of an 18-year-old male offender incarcerated for kidnapping, rape and homicide of a minor. He was evaluated through interviews and the use of the Eysenck personality questionnaire (Form B), Raven’s progressive matrices (RPM), Rey-Osterrieth complex figure (Form A), Differences perception test (FACES-R), Stroop color and word test (SCWT), Mini-Mental state examination (MMSE), and Anger, irritability and aggression (CIA) questionnaire. The research subject showed age-appropriate speech, language and vocabulary, and had neither physical problems nor attention, language, writing, reading, praxis, calculation, perception and memory disorders. The results highlight a higherthan-average intelligence quotient, optimal cognitive skills, melancholic temperament with depressive thoughts, introverted personality with low environmental sensitivity, poor social skills, self-absorption and avoidance. Additionally, perfectionist tendencies, sudden emotional changes, difficulty changing behavioral patterns, impulsiveness and disinhibition, all of which are characteristics of orbitofrontal syndrome. Finally, the research highlights the use of psychometric tests and neuropsychological evaluations for the diagnosis of orbitofrontal syndrome. Said tests and evaluations are necessary for the proper management of offenders incarcerated in prisons and/or detention centers who do not have access to neuroimaging; moreover, they may be used to design strategic intervention programs.

Palabras clave : Frontal Lobe; Neuropsychology; Rehabilitation Centers.

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