[Religious delusion 13 years after brain injury]

Neurochirurgie. 1992;38(6):381-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report here with a case of religious delusion in a 39 years old woman. She had suffered a head injury with right temporal concussion 13 years before but had no earlier history of psychiatric disorder. In view of the fact that this acute psychiatric state lasted for a short duration of time and that personality and affects were preserved, this incident is compared to the schizophreniform disorder of the type DSM-III-R. The hypothesis of an acquired predisposition due to head injury has been put forward as an explanation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Cognition Disorders / etiology
  • Delusions / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hallucinations / etiology
  • Humans
  • MMPI
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Religion
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology