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 and is the first case, to our knowledge, of aphonogelia after a traumatic brain injury.
Source: PM and R - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Case Presentation Source Type: research