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The neuropsychiatric aspects of expert reports after whiplash injury of the cervical spine

Die neuropsychiatrischen Aspekte der Begutachtung nach Beschleunigungsverletzung der Halswirbelsäule

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Considerable familiarity with the symptoms of whiplash injury and a knowledge of the risk factors contributing to delayed recovery are requirements for the professionals who write expert reports. In addition, good skills in evaluating the factors influencing pain and illness behavior are necessary, as is the assessment of cognitive performance. Knowing these factors allows an integrative assessment of whiplash patients and is preferebly performed by psychiatrists or physicians trained in psychosomatic medicine.

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Voraussetzung für die neuropsychiatrische Begutachtung nach Beschleunigungsverletzung der HWS sind die genaue Kenntnis der Symptome und Risikofaktoren eines verzögerten Heilverlaufs sowie die Fähigkeit zur Evaluation des Schmerzerlebens und des Krankheitsverhaltens bzw. der kognitiven Leistungen. Diese Kenntnisse ermöglichen eine integrative Beurteilung, welche vorzugsweise von Psychiatern oder psychosomatisch geschulten Ärzten übernommen werden soll.

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Radanov, B. The neuropsychiatric aspects of expert reports after whiplash injury of the cervical spine. Orthopäde 27, 846–853 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00003473

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