Neural basis of pedophilia: Altered sexual preference following traumatic brain injury

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016:25:221-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.06.035. Epub 2016 Jun 29.

¹ Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. Electronic address: Ahmed.Alnemari@rockets.utoledo.edu.
² Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. Electronic address: Tarek.Mansour2@rockets.utoledo.edu.
³ Department of Radiology, The University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. Electronic address: mark.buehler@utoledo.edu.
⁴ Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. Electronic address: daniel.gaudin@utoledo.edu.

Abstract

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Sexual problems are related to three components: physiology, sociocultural background, and neurological location of injury.
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Studying the neural basis of sexual response and preference is crucial for exposing pathways involved in sexual disorders.
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Literature case reports have shown that sexual disinhibition is associated with basal frontal lobe dysfunction.

Keywords: Brain injury; Hypersexuality; Pedophilia.