["Mild" cranio-cerebral trauma occasionally have grave psychic sequelae].
Cranial injuries appear as neurological symptoms such as unconsciousness and focal neurological deficits. Mild cranio-cerebral traumas, that is, brain injuries without a serious neurotraumatologic symptom complex occuroften in practice. Nevertheless, even slight injuries, above all in the frontal cortical brain areas, can be accompanied by characteristic psycho-organic symptoms ("mild cognitive impairment" in the form of a "pseudoneurasthenic syndrome"). They are detected only after a thorough clinical psychiatric examination with a concomitant neuropsychological test. The diagnostics should be carried out as earlyas possible in order to identify and to immediately treat the respective disease. Chronicity and development of a depressive disorder can be, thus, prevented.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Münster. arolt@uni-muenster.de
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D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020208:Brain Injury, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000293:injuries; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009440:Neurasthenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis