Dissociation between preserved body structural description and impaired body image following a pediatric spinal trauma

Gerardo SalvatoCognitive Neuropsychology Centre, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy;Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;NeuroMI, Milan Centre for Neuroscience, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

Valeria PevianiDepartment of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Elisa ScaranoCognitive Neuropsychology Centre, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Pina ScarpaCognitive Neuropsychology Centre, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Alessandra LeoUnità Spinale Unipolare, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Tiziana RedaelliUnità Spinale Unipolare, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Michele SpinelliUnità Spinale Unipolare, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Maurizio SbernaNeuroradiology Unit, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Gabriella BottiniCognitive Neuropsychology Centre, ASST “Grande Ospedale Metropolitano”, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy;Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;NeuroMI, Milan Centre for Neuroscience, Milan, Italy

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ABSTRACT

In adult patients, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) may influence the mental Body Representation (BR). Currently, there is no evidence on the modulation of SCI on BR during early stages of cognitive development. Here, we investigated BR in a 3-year-old child with complete SCI. The patient was administered with a specific battery assessing different BR components. We found evidence for putative classical neuropsychological dissociation between a preserved topological map with impaired semantic knowledge of the body. This finding sheds new light on the impact of SCI on BR in childhood, as well as on the level of interdependence between BR’s components..

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