Frontal Lobe Dysfunction following Closed Head Injury. A Review of the Literature
作者:
AUDREY MATTSON,
HARVEY LEVIN,
期刊:
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
(OVID Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 178,
issue 5
页码: 282-291
ISSN:0022-3018
年代: 1990
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
This review of the relationship between frontal lobe pathology and sequelae of closed head injury (CHI) emphasizes the variety of neuropsychological disturbances that may be present and factors that influence symptom presentation. First, the mechanisms of injury in CHI are briefly summarized with an emphasis on frontal involvement. This summary is followed by an overview of frontal lobe structure and function including behavioral and cognitive sequelae associated with frontal damage in other patient populations. Next, findings specifically related to frontal dysfunction in CHI patients are presented. These studies, although few in number, indicate that CHI patients frequently exhibit deficits indicative of frontal damage. The clinical implications of frontal dysfunction following CHI and potential avenues for future research are discussed.
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