Atypical Psychosis After Head Injury

Psychosis following head injury: a critical review.

Correspondence to: Professor A S David, PO Box 68, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK; [email protected]. ac.uk _________________________ S chizophrenia is the most common form of psychotic mental disorder, with a point prevalence generally estimated to lie between 0.6–1.0%. Genetically informative studies have indicated a multifactorial aetiology, with an important he...

Brainstem lesions after head injury.

There is little knowledge on the morphology of the brain stem in survivors of head injury, as CT fails to shown brain stem lesions, and neuropathological data is only available from autopsies. As magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sheds new light on morphological lesions of the brain, the authors investigated 100 patients with a severe head injury. MRI was performed in a prospective study within ...

Patient after Severe Head Injury

Background: The pharmacodynamic differences in time to onset and dissipation of effect of sufentanil, fentanyl, and alfentanil probably result from different rates of blood-brain equilibration. The authors investigated this hypothesis in humans. Methods: After simultaneous central venous bolus application of sufentanil (10 pg), fentanyl (100 pg), and alfentanil (1,000 pg), arterial and jugular ...

Mental health after head injury.

Delusional Disorders after Head Injury

Delusional disorders have been fundamental to the behaviour problems seen in patients during the early recovery phase of head injury. One hundred and twenty three patients admitted in the Trauma Ward were followed up and the nature and types of the delusions were studied. Their emergence in relation to cognitive recovery and the significance of other factors, such as pre-traumatic personality, ...