Frontal Lobe Syndromes & Disorders - Pgepsychiatry.com
Frontal Lobe Syndromes & Disorders - Pgepsychiatry.com
Frontal Lobe Syndromes & Disorders - Pgepsychiatry.com
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Diseases Affecting <strong>Frontal</strong> <strong>Lobe</strong>s<br />
Traumatic brain injury<br />
– Gunshot wound<br />
– Closed head injury<br />
• Widespread stretching and shearing of fibers throughout.<br />
(Diffuse Axonal Injury / Traumatic Axonal Injury)<br />
• Orbito-frontal (and temporal) lobe more vulnerable<br />
• Shearing against underlying skull, SAH<br />
• Contusions and intracerebral hematomas<br />
<strong>Frontal</strong> <strong>Lobe</strong> seizures<br />
– Usually secondary to trauma<br />
– Difficult to diagnose: can be odd (laughter, crying, verbal automatism,<br />
<strong>com</strong>plex gestures)
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