title: [Post-traumatic dementia].
abstract: On the basis of a retrospective study concerning 63 cases of normal pressure hydrocephalus, the author examines the characteristics of patients with a traumatic aetiology who were not ameliorated by a ventricular derivation. Four of these patients suffering from a post-traumatic dementia are described. Reviewing the literature, several topics concerning post-traumatic dementia are considered: incidence, time delay before diagnosis, variation of pictures, aetiopathogenic explanations, medico-legal problems encountered with Alzheimer's of Pick's diseases. Finally the differential diagnostic characteristics between the curable and incurable forms of post-traumatic dementia syndromes are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Mol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
vernacular_title: Les démences post-traumatiques.