Author(s)

Lucía Ester Rizo-Martínez, Miguel Ángel Guevara, Luis Francisco Cerdán, Francisco Abelardo Robles-Aguirre, Araceli Sanz-Martin, Marisela Hernández-González

Centro Universitario del Norte, Universidad de Guadalajara, Colotlán, México.
Instituto de Neurociencias, CUCBA, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Although rape is an event with a high incidence worldwide, there is currently no single consensus about both the general effects and the diagnosis and treatment of this. To evaluate the consequences of rape, a teenage girl was evaluated at two moments: a month-and-a-half and then a year-and-a-half after being raped. Clinical measurements, neuropsychological testing and electroencephalographic recording (EEG) were conducted in four conditions: eyes closed, eyes open, and during performance of two tasks: Towers of Hanoi and Wisconsin. Observations showed subsyndromal symptoms of post-traumatic stress on the first evaluation, and close-to-normal scores on the neuropsychological and cognitive tests in both assessments. Decreased cortical EEG synchronization, mainly in the fast frequencies and in almost all conditions, was obtained in the second evaluation. The results obtained in this study may indicate an early development in the brain, which is discussed in light of current literature on this topic.

Rape, Adolescence, EEG, Clinical Evaluation, Neuropsychological Testing

Rizo-Martínez, L. , Guevara, M. , Cerdán, L. , Robles-Aguirre, F. , Sanz-Martin, A. and Hernández-González, M. (2014) Neuropsychological and Electrophysiological Evaluation after Rape: A Case Study of a Teenage Girl. Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science, 4, 256-267. doi: 10.4236/jbbs.2014.46027.