The medical-legal aspect of sexual deviant behaviors due to brain lesions: A case report and narrative review of the literature. (May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mokhber, Naghmeh; Azarpazhooh, Mahmoud Reza; Prakash, Ajay; Zamprogna Ballès, Julie A.; Prakash, Arun
• Is Part Of: International journal of law and psychiatry. Volume 58(2018)
• Page Start: 117
• Page End: 121
• Publication Date: 2018-05
• Subjects: Temporal lobe epilepsy -- Complex partial seizure -- Offense -- Rape -- Sexual assaults -- Sexual deviant behaviors -- Forensic psychiatry -- Criminal responsibility; Forensic psychiatry -- Periodicals; Insanity (Law) -- Periodicals; Criminal psychology -- Periodicals; Forensic Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatrie médico-légale -- Périodiques; Aliénation mentale -- Périodiques; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; Electronic journals; 614.15
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.01.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0160-2527

Abstract

Abstract: We reported a case of sexual assault in a 60-year-old male with no history of mental illness. The lack of memory about the time of the assault and the patient's uncharacteristic behaviour suggested sexual deviant behaviour secondary to a brain lesion. Further investigations revealed a lentiform stroke. A possibility of abnormal sexual behaviour due to an epileptic seizure and/or a destructive brain lesion is suggested. We summarized the history of our patient in this paper and provided a review of the medico-legal aspects of hypersexuality and sexual deviant behaviors due to brain disorders.