Head injury: cognitive dysfunction

Authors

  • Alfredo Amado Donéstevez de Mendaro Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Roberto Blanco González Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Laura Camacho García 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 in order to identify cognitive impairments in patients with head injuries and damage to the frontal lobes, features that appear more frequently as a consequence of these impairments. The sample was formed by 17 cases which were purposively selected. They were treated at the Neurosurgical Department of the Arnaldo Milian Castro Provincial University Hospital in Santa Clara during the period from January to December 2010. The results of this research confirm other studies showing changes in the capacity of attention, anterograde memory and mood swings, as well as planning and development of programs focused on the establishment of adequate cognitive functioning and on the behavioral, social and family adjustment.

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Author Biographies

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

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

Roberto Blanco González, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado de Neurocirugía. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Laura Camacho García, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral.

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Donéstevez de Mendaro AA, Blanco González R, Camacho García L. Head injury: cognitive dysfunction. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2012 Jan. 5 [cited 2025 Sep. 5];6(1):10-5. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/666

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012): January-March. Special Issue on Surgery

Section

Original Articles

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