Reynosa, Tam.-
El síndrome de Savant se debe a una deficiencia en el desarrollo de los hemisferios cerebrales, pero que a su vez proporciona habilidades mentales extraordinarias acompañadas de déficits.
Benjamin Rush, descubridor del primer avistamiento de este síndrome, lo dio a conocer en 1789 con un paciente que era capaz de calcular la edad de las personas con tan solo verlas unos segundos. Desde entonces solo se ha detectado un centenar de personas con este síndrome.
Kim Peek es un caso famoso que tomó popularidad tras el filme basado en su caso “Rain Man”.
Peek tenía capacidades asombrosas una gran memoria, pues recordaba cada uno de los libros que había leído lo largo de toda su vida, cerca de 10 mil.
Además podía leer dos páginas a la vez y memorizarlas, incluso los mapas de calles y carreteras de Estados Unidos, por lo que era imposible que se pudiera.
Sin embargo a pesar de su gran memoria, Peek no podía valerse por sí mismo, no podía hacer actividades sencillas como abrocharse el botón de su camisa o abrocharse los cordones de sus zapatos.
También tenía problemas para relacionarse con otras personas, dificultad al hablar o problemas motores para acciones sencillas. (Con información de Alexa Altamirano)
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The real-life ‘Rain Man’
Reynosa, Tam.-
Savant syndrome is due to a deficiency in the development of the cerebral hemispheres, but which in turn provides extraordinary mental abilities accompanied by deficits.
Benjamin Rush, a discoverer of the first sighting of this syndrome, made it known in 1789 with a patient who was able to calculate the age of people just by looking at them for a few seconds. Since then, only a hundred people have been detected with this syndrome.
Kim Peek is a famous case that gained popularity after the film based on his case “Rain Man”.
Peek had amazing abilities and a great memory, as he remembered every one of the books that he had read throughout his entire life, about 10 thousand.
He also could read two pages at a time and memorize them, even the street and highway maps of the United States, so it was impossible that he could.
However despite his great memory, Peek could not fend for himself, he could not do simple activities like buttoning his shirt or fastening his shoelaces.
He also had problems relating to other people, difficulty speaking, or motor problems for simple actions. (With information of Alexa Altamirano)
