Drug Therapies for the Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury

Patients often present with nonspecific complaints of headache or dizziness after a head injury. Additional history taking and comprehensive mental status testing frequently reveal symptoms of depression or memory dysfunction, and psychiatric consultation may be sought. Because the neuropathology of...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Psychiatric times 2007-03, Vol.24 (3), p.42
1. Verfasser: Kile, Shawn J
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Zusammenfassung:Patients often present with nonspecific complaints of headache or dizziness after a head injury. Additional history taking and comprehensive mental status testing frequently reveal symptoms of depression or memory dysfunction, and psychiatric consultation may be sought. Because the neuropathology of TBI is diffuse and affects many areas of the brain, a multiplicity of neurobehavioral symptoms is common after TBI.
ISSN:0893-2905