title: Left temporopolar impairment in a case of posttraumatic hypersomnia.
abstract: We report a focal morphofunctional brain impairment within the left temporopolar cortex in a patient with a posttraumatic hypersomnia. This case may contribute to better understanding the possible pathophysiological mechanism for posttraumatic hypersomnia.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Sainte-Marguerite University Hospital (Drs Farisse, Richieri, and Lancon); APHM, Hôpital de la Timone, Service Central de Biophysique et Médecine Nucléaire (Dr Guedj); CERIMED (Dr Guedj) and INT, CNRS UMR 7289 (Dr Guedj), Aix-Marseille Univ; EA 3279, Self-perceived Health Assessment Research Unit, School of Medicine, La Timone University (Drs Lancon and Boyer), Marseille; and Unité des troubles du sommeil, service de neurologie, CHU Gui-de-Chauliac, Montpellier (Dr Cochen De Cock), France.
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Farisse
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Guedj
authors: Raphaëlle
authors: R
authors: Richieri
authors: Valérie Cochen
authors: VC
authors: De Cock
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Lancon
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Boyer
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D018728:Entorhinal Cortex; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D020919:Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D055815:Young Adult