Results for Patients with TBI
| Patient no. | Sex | Age (y) | Time from trauma to SPECT (mo) | SPECT result (visual) | Time from SPECT to MRI (mo) | MRI hemosiderin deposits | Long-term atrophy | Neuropsychology | Follow-up (y) | Neuropsychology follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 21.0 | 10.6 | ↓ bil front, R lat temp, bil cereb, bil thal, R head caud | 2.4 | bil front, center semiovale | + | att, mem | 2.4 | Status quo, emotional flattening |
| 2 | M | 35.9 | 3.2 | ↓ bil front, R lat temp | 2.2 | bil front, L thal | + | att, mem, psymot, exec | 2.5 | Persistent severe memory deficit, inhibition |
| 3 | F | 17.0 | 11.2 | ↓ bil front, L occ, bil thal | 2.3 | bil front, L thal, R occ, center semiovale | + | att, mem, visuospat | 2.4 | Status quo, frontal inhibition |
| 4 | M | 16.7 | 22.1 | ↓ bil front, R lat temp, R occ | 2.9 | bil front-par, R temp, R occ | No | att, mem, exec | 2.3 | Status quo |
| 5 | M | 38.6 | 1.9 | ↓ bil front, R par, bil thal, bil striat, bil head caud | 2.6 | bil front-par | + | att, mem, exec | 2.3 | Status quo, emotional lability |
| 6 | M | 23.1 | 2.1 | ↓ R front, L lat temp, pons | 2.2 | bil front, bil basal ganglia, bil occ | No | exec | 2.3 | Status quo |
| 7 | M | 38.0 | 6.7 | ↓ bil front, L mes temp, L cereb, L striat, L head caud | 2.5 | bil front, L basal ganglia | No | att, mem, psymot, exec | 2.3 | Status quo |
| 8 | M | 25.6 | 2.8 | ↓ bil front, R lat temp, R par, bil thal, L striat, bil head caud | 1.0 | bil front-par, R occ | + | att, visuospat, initiative, exec | 2.4 | Status quo, emotional flattening |
| 9 | F | 19.8 | 5.3 | ↓ L front, R thal | 1.5 | bil front | No | mem, emot | 2.3 | Learning deficit |
| 10 | F | 22.5 | 9.5 | ↓ R front, L mes temp | −4.1 | bil front, L par, bil occ, L thal | No | att, psymot, exec, | 3.2 | Frontal inhibition, suicide attempt (benzodiazepine) |
| 11 | M | 33.6 | 8.1 | ↓ R front, R temp, L thal, L cereb | 0.8 | R front, periventricle temp; L cereb | No | att, mem | 3.0 | Status quo, back at work |
| 12 | M | 23.0 | 3.7 | No significant deficits | 0.8 | bil front, bil thal, R occ | No | att, visuospat, exec | 2.9 | Persistent attention and executive deficit |
| 13 | F | 35.9 | 2.1 | ↓ bil front, bil temp, L mes temp, L par, bil striat, L head caud | 2.0 | R prefront, L ant temp, L basal ganglia | + | exec | 2.6 | Persistent slow mental functions |
| 14 | M | 36.3 | 4.3 | ↓ bil front, R mes temp, R thal, R striat, bil head caud | 1.6 | bil front, R temp, bil center semiovale, bil basal ganglia | + | att, initiative, exec | 2.6 | Status quo, no disease-insight |
bil = bilateral; front = frontal; lat = lateral; temp = temporal; cereb = cerebellum; att = attention; mem = memory; thal = thalamus; head caud = head caudate; occ = occipital; visuospat = visuospatial; par = parietal; exec = executive; striat = striatum; mes = mesial; psymot = psychomotor; emot = emotional.