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  • Title: [Is there a specific cerebral organic psychosyndrome following craniocerebral trauma in childhood and adolescence? Neuropsychological and psychopathologic results].
    Author: Lehmkuhl G, Thoma W.
    Journal: Nervenarzt; 1989 Feb; 60(2):106-14. PubMed ID: 2716929.
    Abstract:
    The main clinical features pertaining to the concept of the "psycho-organic syndrome" (POS) were investigated in a sample of children who suffered from severe craniocerebral trauma. The results of the present study failed to confirm the existence of a typical syndrome following cerebral trauma. As 69% of the children had psychiatric disorders, the risk for developing psychiatric disorders was significantly increased in children who had incurred a cortical injury. However, the symptomatology turned out to be nonspecific both in terms of neuropsychological and psychopathological sequelae. Thus, the notion of a unique POS was not supported by our study. Instead our results indicated that the concept should be reevaluated. Beyond that, our results demonstrated how important it is to assess the various behavioral and psychological functioning variables exactly, particularly because of their impact on rehabilitative treatment.
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