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We discuss the evolution of psychological disorders following head injury. Even when the trauma seems mild at first, it may then give rise to cerebral lesions, particularly in the brain stem. Cerebral contusions in closed head injuries are responsible for consciousness disorders of varying duration, which are followed by mental confusion. At this point akinetic mutism or a Kluver and Bucy syndrome may appear. We consider memory disorders and other cognitive ones, the focus being on psychiatric disturbances of various kind.
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