title: [The German guideline "legal evaluation after closed head injury"].
abstract: In 2005, the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurowissenschaftliche Begutachtung" (German Society for Neuroscientific Legal Evaluation) together with other Societies published a guideline for the legal evaluation of patients with closed head injuries. Meanwhile, not only scientific progress in imaging techniques but also in other fields such as neuropsychology has necessitated a revision, which is presented here. In the mean time, the handling of guidelines has been systematised in Germany so that a registration with the Cooperation of German Medical Learned Societies is applied for and publication in the German Guideline Registry is expected.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologische Rehabilitation, BDH-Klinik Elzach GmbH, Elzach, Germany. cwallesch@neuroklinik-elzach.de
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wallesch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fries
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: du Mesnil de Rochemont
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roschmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schwerdtfeger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tegenthoff
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Widder
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003288:Contusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D005858:Germany; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008606:Mental Processes; D059906:Neuroimaging; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests