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ArticleTitle	Impairment of abstract attitude in a patient with subcortical hemorrhage in the posterior-inferior area of the left temporal lobe
Language	J
AuthorList	Hiroyuki Watanabe¹⁾, Kazumi Hirayama²⁾, Hitomi Furuki¹⁾, Yoshie Kaibai³⁾, Satoshi Hamada⁴⁾, Hiroyoshi Hara⁵⁾, Ryoko Yamao⁶⁾, Toru Imamura⁷⁾
Affiliation	¹⁾Department of Speech Therapy, Rehabilitation Center, Aizawa Hospital ²⁾Department of Occupational Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Science ³⁾Department of Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Center, Aizawa Hospital ⁴⁾Department of Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Center, Aizawa Hospital ⁵⁾Department of Rehabilitation, Cognitive Rehabilitation Center, Kikyogahara Hospital ⁶⁾Department of Rehabilitation, Shiroyama Hospital ⁷⁾Division of Speech, Hearing and Cognitive Sciences, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Publication	Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 33 (1), 35-43, 2017
Received	Dec 24, 2014
Accepted	May 24, 2016
Abstract	We report a 69-year-old right-handed woman who showed impaired abstract attitude. Magnetic resonance images revealed a subcortical hemorrhage in the posterior-inferior area of the left temporal lobe. During the recovery phase, she presented with the following: (1) impairment of auditory pointing, category classification, and naming for colors that are similar in nature, and (2) obsessiveness with individuality during auditory pointing for real furniture. Both findings are analogous to the impairment of abstract attitude reported by Goldstein (1948) and Yamadori et al (1973). Therefore, we conclude that a common disturbance exists between our case and previous reports.
Keywords	abstract attitude, concrete attitude, categorization, color, furniture