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Punch drunk syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Ajaya K Upadhyaya ,
Lesley Kilshaw  and
Rajinder S Dyal
Ajaya K Upadhyaya
Affiliation:
Greystone Lane, Rochester, New York 14618, USA
Rajinder S Dyal
Affiliation:
Coventry Mental Health Unit and Neurosciences Unit, Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, England
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Abstract

A case of traumatic encephalopathy from persistent and long-standing self-inflicted punches to the head is described in a patient with obsessive compulsive disorder. This rare complication is best seen as a mild form of ‘punch drunk syndrome’ in the light of the clinical, neuropsychological and radiological findings.

Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 1996 , pp. 75 - 77
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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