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    Borderline personality features possibly related to cingulate and orbitofrontal cortices dysfunction due to schizencephaly.
    (2008) Rocha, Felipe Filardi da; Diniz, Leandro Malloy; Sousa, Karla Cristhina Alves de; Cano Prais, Hugo Alejandro; Correa, Humberto; Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio
    Prefrontal cortex dysfunction has been associated with a series of behavioral symptoms, such as impulsivity and affective instability, which are the defining features of several personality disorders, notably, borderline personality disorder. We report on a 27-year-old patient with schizencephaly in the right frontal lobe (cingulate cortex lesion and secondary orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction) presenting with prominent borderline features and compromise of executive functions, decision-making and attention. We hypothesize that the personality disorder of our patient could be related to cingulate cortex lesion and secondary orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction associated with schizencephaly.