[Possibilities and limits of cranial computerized tomography for clinical psychiatry]

The interpretation of the computer-tomogramm is of practical value for diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic aspects (Seitz [21]). Brain-atrophy is a pathomorphological change caused by a number of facts. Only the consideration of the patient's age, the degree of hydratation, serious internal or neurological diseases, endo- or extotoxic variables respectively, postnarcotic incidents or minimal brain damage allows an interpretation in accordance with the psychopathological symptoms.