Auditory evoked potential and psychiatry.
An adolescent was implied in a car accident in which he suffered a head trauma without any substantial loss of consciousness. The posttraumatic syndrome was characterized by headaches and mental symptoms: nervousness, feelings of depersonalization, impaired memory, difficulty in concentration. Neurological examination and laboratory tests have always been normal but for a large perduring asymmetry at the Cortical Auditory Evoked Response. This finding is commented in the light of a review of the literature and of some neuropsychological findings.
Thivierge
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Centre de Recherche Laval Robert Giffard, Beauport, Québec.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time