About symptoms of patients with post traumatic brain injury psychiatric sequels

Abstract

Introduction: Because of high incidence, even if not permanently, some post traumatic brain injury (TBI) psychiatric sequels, are analysed. Material and methods: The paper refers to 1185 patients who were admitted to Section I Psychiatry, Neurology and Psychiatry Hospital, Oradea, during 2013 year. It was analysed the symptoms of those who suffered a TBI in the past; patients called: patients in the analysis group. The linear correlation coefficient was computed, in purpose to determine the relationship between duration relapses and number of symptoms. Results: It is observed a strong correlation between the years number of relapse (of post-TBI psychiatric disease) and the number of psychiatric symptoms associated. For 80% of psychiatric relapses after a TBI with loss of conscious (about patients in the analysis group), the TBI were suffered in infancy; such an incident in infancy may have severe influence on mental health. The psychiatric disease (for which they were admitted in hospital) worsened general health status at a percentage of 83.58% patients in the analysis group. The average by hospitalization days was 11.58; with approximation it was 12 days. Discussion: The most common symptoms of post-TBI psychiatric disease, which affects physical functionalities of patients in the analysis group, were: insomnia, fatigue, headache (64.66% have accused insomnia; 41.18% have accused weakness and / or fatigue; 33.34% have accused headache). Average by age of the patients in the analysis group with reduced instincts was 45.08 years. Women patients preserve better the instincts excepting defense instinct which diminishes more often compared to men patients in the analysis group.