Mutism and Amnesia following High-Voltage Electrical Injury: Psychogenic Symptomatology Triggered by Organic Dysfunction?
Mishra NK, Russmann H, Granziera C, Maeder P, Annoni JM. Mutism and Amnesia following High-Voltage Electrical Injury: Psychogenic Symptomatology Triggered by Organic Dysfunction? European Neurology 2011, 66: 229-234. PMID: 21952143, DOI: 10.1159/000330953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde amnesiaElectrical injuryNeuropsychological patternHigh-voltage electrical injuryTrauma 2 yearsDissociative symptomsMild head injuryDense retrograde amnesiaTranscranial magnetic stimulationLeft hemiparesisPatient's symptomsHead injuryInsular connectivityBrain lesionsOrganic dysfunctionSame patientMagnetic stimulationBrain impairmentAnatomoclinical correlationsRight prefrontal activitySymptomsInjuryMutismFunctional neuroimagingMemory evaluation