[Relationship between P300 and intelligence quotient in severe head injury patients].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the change of brain cognition function in severe head injury and the correlation between P300 in event-related potential (ERP) and intelligence quotient (IQ).


METHODS
Auditory P300 was measured and intelligence quotient was tested by Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised in China (WAIS-RC) in 40 severe head injury patients. Auditory P300 was measured in 40 normal healthy people as control group.


RESULTS
The latencies of P300 in severe head injury patients group were longer than in control group. There was a significant difference between the two groups (P< 0.01). There were significant negative correlations between P300 latency and VIQ and FIQ respectively (r=-0.335,-0.344, P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
ERP might be taken as an objective index for measuring the change of the brain cognition function in patients with severe head injury.
Liu
Yu-Qing
YQ
Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongii Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Zhang
Ling-Li
LL
Zhao
Xiao-Hong
XH
Liu
Zi-Long
ZL
Mei
Zeng-Hui
ZH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D018913:Event-Related Potentials, P300; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014888:Wechsler Scales; D055815:Young Adult