Alcohol Abuse and Recovery after Head Injury
نویسندگان
چکیده
The clinical observation of a turbulent recovery phase in the alcohol abusers among the head injured patients was studied. Various parameters of severity such as duration of hospital stay, length of coma, post-traumatic amnesia, focal neurological deficits, presence of fracture and the behaviour problems during recovery were studied. Behaviour problems and the length of hospital stay were found to be more in the abuser group than in the control population. It is concluded that the behaviour problems contribute to the disturbed recovery process in these patients.
منابع مشابه
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, ...
متن کاملAlcohol abuse after traumatic brain injury: Experimental and clinical evidence.
Brain injury survivors, particularly those injured early in life are very likely to abuse drugs and alcohol later in life. Alcohol abuse following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with poorer rehabilitation outcomes and a greatly increased chance of suffering future head trauma. Thus, substance abuse among persons with brain injury reduces the chances for positive long-term outcomes a...
متن کاملAlcohol misuse and mood disorders following traumatic brain injury.
CONTEXT Alcohol abuse and/or dependence (AA/D) and mood disturbance are co-occurring conditions among patients who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the relationship between these disorders has not been extensively studied. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship of AA/D and post-TBI mood disorders and the effect of these conditions on psychosocial outcome. DESIGN Prospective,...
متن کاملLate mortality after head injury.
OBJECTIVES To investigate mortality trends in a cohort of people admitted to a regional head injury unit with all severities of injury in the calendar year 1981. METHODS A computerised database with details of 1919 admissions was compared with deaths registered by the NHS Central Register, Scotland for the years 1981 to mid-2002. Death certificate information for matches was analysed. RESUL...
متن کاملPsychological Effects of Alcohol Abuse
In fact alcohol is a toxic substance that has a direct effect on brain. Some of the most common mental disorders due to alcohol abuse are: Memory disorder: Hazardous amounts of alcohol may cause intoxication, impairment of memory so that the person who took a drunken accident may not remember the event. Periods of memory impairment in those with a history of alcohol addiction would also happen ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987