A human calculator: a case report of a 27-year-old male with hypercalculia

Neurocase. 2022 Apr;28(2):158-162. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2022.2046781. Epub 2022 Mar 2.

Abstract

Calculation is one of the higher brain functions, which has been linked to the inferior parietal lobule and part of the frontal lobe. Cases of hypercalculia have been reported, usually in the setting of Autism-Spectrum Disorder or Savant syndrome. We report the case of a 27-year-old male undergraduate who had hypercalculia with normal clinical neurological findings. His brain MRI showed a nonspecific lesion in the right parietal lobe white matter. Further functional neuroimaging is suggested.

Keywords: Gerstmann syndrome; Hypercalculia; autism spectrum disorder; calculation; higher cerebral functions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder*
  • Brain
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neuroimaging / methods
  • Parietal Lobe / pathology
  • White Matter* / pathology