Aphonogelia After Recovery From Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.05.018.
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Abstract
During rehabilitation from a severe traumatic brain injury, a 16-year-old girl became aware that she had lost the ability to laugh out loud. This rare phenomenon previously has been described as "aphonogelia." A discussion of therapeutic avenues that were explored with this patient is presented in the first case, to our knowledge, of aphonogelia after a traumatic brain injury. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: V.
Medical subject headings
- Aphonia
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Laughter