Head injury and its psychological implications: a literature review

Head injury may cause a variety of deficits including physical as well as neuropsychological. The survivors experience physical cognitive and emotional problems, and are often left with a number of deficits and handicaps. This paper evaluates post-onset changes in head injured people in the light of existing literature. Physical and psychological changes which may accompany head injury are examined. An account of psychological changes particularly personality and behavior changes is presented

Série Neuropsicologia: 2. Aspectos neuropsicológicos dos traumatismos cranianos / Neuropsychological aspects of traumatic brain injury

Säo apresentadas e discutidas as consequências neuropsicológicas dos traumatismos cranianos. O autor relata os sintomas e síndromes mais comuns e apresenta um caso de síndrome de lobo frontal pós-traumática