Neuropsychological study of the consequences of closed cranial trauma with coma in children

The authors have selected two samples from a larger group of children having suffered from a cranial trauma: 1) the first one is composed of eleven subjects in mesencephalic coma; 2) the second one is composed of twelve subjects in severe diencephalo-mesencephalic coma. All these cases have been followed up during three years after the trauma with periodical neuro-psychometric controls. These controls have brought to light differences between the two groups letting appear a less severe attack of the cognitive functions in the second group.