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

Publication date: Available online 1 June 2018Source: PM&RAuthor(s): Scott A. McLeod, Alva Lam, Adam Spencer, Xing-Chang Wei, Vithya GnanakumarAbstractDuring 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: PMandR - Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research