Intelligence test scores from infancy to adulthood for a craniopagus twin pair neurosurgically separated at 4 months of age

Psychol Rep. 1999 Feb;84(1):209-17. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1999.84.1.209.

Abstract

Long-term effects in a neurosurgically separated twin pair were illuminated by standard psychological test scores obtained over a period from 2 to 38 years of age. Interdigitation of the gyri of their right frontal lobes had necessitated separation in two stages at 4 months of age. One twin clearly suffered some brain injury and showed some impairment during the testing at 5 years of age. The scores of both twins rose at the adult testing. The brighter twin has an IQ comparable to that of the mother. The unique data set is a kind of model for long-term assessment of early brain surgery, particularly with craniopagus twins.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Injuries / complications
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology
  • Female
  • Head / abnormalities*
  • Head / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intelligence Tests
  • Intelligence*
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Twins, Conjoined / surgery*