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WHIPLASH: CHRONIC ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME WITHOUT HYDROCEPHALUS EX VACUO
Author(s) -
Berstad J. R.,
Baerum B.,
Löchen E. A.,
Mogstad T. E.,
Sjaastad O.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1975.tb01369.x
Subject(s) - whiplash , medicine , encephalopathy , hydrocephalus , chronic traumatic encephalopathy , poison control , anesthesia , pediatrics , injury prevention , surgery , emergency medicine , concussion
Eleven patients who had sustained whiplash injuries to the neck were studied by pneumo‐encephalography, by a variety of psychological tests, and by psychiatric evaluation with a view to assessing whether organic CNS changes might, in some cases, be a consequence of such injuries. Patients with traumatic encephalopathy, and age‐ and sex‐matched groups of patients served as control groups. Pneumo‐encephalography showed normal findings in the whiplash group as a whole, the width of the ventricular system being significantly smaller than that of patients with traumatic encephalopathy. Psychological tests and psychiatric evaluation indicated that organic brain pathology was present in the whiplash patients, although to a lesser extent than in patients with traumatic encephalopathy.