Aphonogelia After Recovery From Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report

During rehabilitation from a severe traumatic brain injury, a 16‐year‐old girl became aware that she had lost the ability to laugh out loud. This rare phenomenon previously has been described as “aphonogelia.” A discussion of therapeutic avenues that were explored with this patient is presented in t...

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Published in:PM & R 2019-01, Vol.11 (1), p.94-97
Main Authors: McLeod, Scott A., Lam, Alva, Spencer, Adam, Wei, Xing‐Chang, Gnanakumar, Vithya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Adolescent
Aphonia - etiology
Aphonia - physiopathology
Aphonia - rehabilitation
Brain Injuries, Traumatic - complications
Brain Injuries, Traumatic - diagnosis
Brain Injuries, Traumatic - rehabilitation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glasgow Coma Scale
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Laughter
Risk Assessment
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Summary:During rehabilitation from a severe traumatic brain injury, a 16‐year‐old girl became aware that she had lost the ability to laugh out loud. This rare phenomenon previously has been described as “aphonogelia.” A discussion of therapeutic avenues that were explored with this patient is presented in the first case, to our knowledge, of aphonogelia after a traumatic brain injury. Level of Evidence V
ISSN:1934-1482
1934-1563
DOI:10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.05.018