Selected cases of poor outcome following a minor brain trauma: Comparing neuropsychological and positron emission tomography assessment
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Neuropsychological residua arc common particularly in the early stages following a minor traumatic brain injury (TBI), however, a minority of individuals complain of persistent deficits following months or years post-accident. Nine such cases are presented with little or no evidence of brain damage demonstrated according to non-functional neuroimaging (for example CT, MRI), yet their neuropsychological examinations were positive. Since the introduction of positron emission tomography (PET), which captures a functional approach, the question arose as to what extent the two techniques (i.e. PET and neuropsychological examination) are interrelated. All nine minor TBI cases revealed a corroboration between the positive neuropsychological findings confirmed on the PET. The PET procedure documented neuropathology which frequently was pronounced in the frontal and anteriotemporo-frontal regions. Moreover, no significant differences were evident between those five cases with reported loss of consciousness vs. those four cases without. © 1994 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Publication Title
Brain Injury
ISSN
02699052
Volume
8
Issue
4
First Page
297
Last Page
308
PubMed ID
8081345
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.3109/02699059409150981
Recommended Citation
Ruff, R. M.; Crouch, J. A.; Tröster, A. I.; Marshall, L. F.; Buchsbaum, M. S.; Lottenberg, S.; and Somers, L. M., "Selected cases of poor outcome following a minor brain trauma: Comparing neuropsychological and positron emission tomography assessment" (1994). Clinical Neuropsychology. 121.
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