Head trauma. Cognitive dysfunction

Authors

  • Alfredo Amado Donéstevez de Mendaro Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

craniocerebral trauma/etiology, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, cognition disorders

Abstract

A descriptive study was conducted to identify the cognitive disorders found in patients with traumatic brain injury and damage to the frontal lobes, disorders that appear more frequently in the aftermath of these. A sample of 17 cases was used, intentionally selected and treated in the department of neurosurgery at the Arnaldo Milian Castro Provincial University Hospital in Santa Clara during the period from January to December 2010. The results of this investigation serve to confirm other studies showing alterations in the capacity of attention, anterograde memory, mood swings, as well as planning and development of programs focused on the establishment of adequate cognitive functioning and on behavioral and social and family adjustment.

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Author Biography

Alfredo Amado Donéstevez de Mendaro, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Neurocirugía. Máster en Psicología de la Salud. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Donéstevez de Mendaro AA. Head trauma. Cognitive dysfunction. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 20];5(3):75. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/636

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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Abstracts

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