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Magnetic resonance identified ventricular dilation in traumatic brain injury: Comparison of pre- and postinjury scan and postinjury results
- Source :
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 7:275-284
- Publication Year :
- 1992
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 1992.
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Abstract
- A case study is presented in which a patient received magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain 3 months prior to a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The post-TBI MR findings are compared and contrasted with the pre-TBI MR images. The posltraumatic changes demonstrate a significant dilation of the ventricular system which reflects diffuse axonal injury and loss of brain substance. Correspondingly, the neuropsychological studies in this individual reflect global deficits which match the nonspecific, traumatically induced degenerative changes found in the postinjury MR scan. This case study is unique in that specific preinjury MR findings are available for direct comparison and quantitative analysis of TBI-associaled changes in brain structure with neuropsychological outcome.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Traumatic brain injury
Diffuse axonal injury
Neuropsychology
Magnetic resonance imaging
General Medicine
Neuropsychological test
Ventricular system
medicine.disease
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
nervous system
Cerebral ventricle
medicine
Medical imaging
Radiology
Psychology
Neuroscience
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18735843 and 08876177
- Volume :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........d13490f23230a664be99bc537b126ac5