[SPECT in diagnostic services and medical certification: a case report of depression in head injury].
A case of severe organic affective disorder after head trauma with loss of consciousness is presented. While CT in this case was normal, SPECT brain perfusion imaging showed hipoperfusion in the right frontal lobe and the left temporal-parietal region. The psychologic tests: Benton, Bender, MMPI confirmed changes in CNS as well. These findings help to explain the severity and chronicity of disorders and medical certification.
Banaś
Anna
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I Kliniki Chorób Psychicznych AM w Gdańsku. anbanas@wp.pl
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000523:psychology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon