Citation

Carlock KS, Williams JP, Graves GC. Clin. Imaging 1997; 21(6): 411-413.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, University of South Alabama Hospitals and Clinics, Mobile, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9391733

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a mentally retarded adult female who exhibits headbanging behavior are presented. Radiographic changes include enlargement of the diploic space in the parietal and occipital bones, and gray matter loss adjacent to the bony changes. This pattern of injury is compared with skull changes previously reported in headbangers, and neuronal injury seen in boxers (dementia pugilistica) and Minimata disease.

Language: en