Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), particularly Closed Head Injuries (CHI) where there is no conspicuous damage or fracture of the skull, produces a non-linear effect upon the patientâs adaptation, productivity, and quality of life. The capricious consequences from the dispersions of mechanical forces and energies through cerebral space can result in a continuum of changes that range from no discernable or overt alterations to severe psychopathologies. Whereas subtle alterations, such as âchanges in personalityâ may require years to evolve and may be discernable primarily by the immediate caregivers, more conspicuous manifestations such as depression, subjective experiences of loss of âthe selfâ, somatic complaints, and most significantly the diminished capacity to reconstruct experiences (autobiographical memory) may predominant the patientâs profile. These pernicious changes can be present for years following a closed head injury even though the person appears ânormalâ. The cerebral correlates of these changes are expected to be dynamic, more electrical and chemical rather than structural, and require sensitive technologies to be discerned. Michael A Persinger, Standardized Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (s_LORETA) is a Sensitive Indicator of Protracted Neuropsychological Impairments Following âMildâ (Concussive) Traumatic Brain Injury
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