[Psychological dysfunctions and management of cerebral palsy patients]

Rev Infirm. 2024 Apr;73(300):24-26. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2024.03.009. Epub 2024 Apr 8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Cerebrospinal patients are victims of acquired brain lesions of multiple etiologies: head trauma, stroke, brain tumors, arteriovenous malformations, progressive degenerative diseases. Their care requires a combination of neurological, neuropsychological, psychiatric and psychopathological knowledge. Psychological follow-up of patients with cerebral palsy is one of the dimensions of their care.

Keywords: accident vasculaire cérébral; acquired brain injury; acquired disability; incapacité acquise; lésion cérébrale acquise; neuropsychologie; neuropsychology; stroke; traumatic brain injury; traumatisme crânien.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Palsy* / psychology
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / etiology
  • Mental Disorders / therapy