Reversibility of cerebral atrophy after head injury in children.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1470324.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Reversible cerebral atrophy in humans has been documented by computed tomography in alcoholics and has been described as an incidental finding after head injury in children. Two children were studied who had sustained a severe closed head injury, 1 and 5 years previously, after which cerebral atrophy had developed, according to subacute computed tomography. Reversible cerebral atrophy was seen on magnetic resonance images of both patients. Despite normal appearance on magnetic resonance images more than 1 year after injury, both patients exhibited residual neuropsychological impairment on a broad range of cognitive and memory tests.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Cortex
- Head Injuries, Closed
- Nerve Regeneration
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed