Mental Disorder Due to Head Trauma

Mental disorder due to head trauma is psychiatric, cognitive, or behavioral change following traumatic brain injury, ranging from post-concussion symptoms to persistent personality change, amnesia, mood disorder, psychosis, or cognitive impairment. Risk depends on severity/location of injury and pre-morbid factors. Treatment: neuropsychiatric assessment, cognitive/psychotropic medication, and multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation.

Common Symptoms

Personality change; memory impairment; mood/irritability; psychotic symptoms; cognitive deficit; seizures after head injury

Causes and Pathogenesis

Direct structural/axonal brain injury (especially frontal/temporal lobes) plus psychological reaction causes psychiatric/behavioral change.

Treatment

Neuropsychiatric care; psychotropic medication; cognitive/behavioral neurorehabilitation; seizure management

Preventive Measures

Head-injury prevention (helmets/seat belts); early neurorehabilitation.

Department to Visit

It is recommended to visit the Psychiatry department; an appointment can be booked on this platform before the visit.

Warm reminder: The above information is for health science reference only and cannot replace professional medical diagnosis. If you have related symptoms, please seek medical attention at a regular hospital promptly.