Complete callosal disconnection after closed head injury.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A62E2B2C3E8B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Complete callosal disconnection after closed head injury.
Journal
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
Author(s)
Vuilleumier P., Assal G.
ISSN
0303-8467 (Print)
ISSN-L
0303-8467
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/1995
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
97
Number
1
Pages
39-46
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
We report a patient with complete callosal disconnection syndrome after severe closed head injury. MRI showed a complete destruction of the corpus callosum throughout its length. Although traumatic callosal lesions are a frequent finding in autopsy studies, as well as in some recent MRI studies, clinical signs of callosal disconnection are rarely observed after head injuries and a complete disconnection syndrome has not been reported yet. This case study and the review of other reported cases suggest that posttraumatic callosal disconnection is probably often overlooked. Our patient had also a severe memory disorder that might be partly related to the bilateral involvement of the fornix, as this structure is closely adjacent to the posterior corpus callosum, and was also shown by MRI to be very probably damaged.
Keywords
Adult, Amnesia/diagnosis, Amnesia/physiopathology, Anomia/diagnosis, Anomia/physiopathology, Apraxias/diagnosis, Apraxias/physiopathology, Attention/physiology, Brain Damage, Chronic/diagnosis, Brain Damage, Chronic/physiopathology, Brain Mapping, Coma/diagnosis, Coma/physiopathology, Corpus Callosum/injuries, Corpus Callosum/physiopathology, Electroencephalography, Follow-Up Studies, Functional Laterality/physiology, Head Injuries, Closed/diagnosis, Head Injuries, Closed/physiopathology, Humans, Hydrocephalus/diagnosis, Hydrocephalus/physiopathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Disorders/diagnosis, Psychomotor Disorders/physiopathology, Touch/physiology
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