title: Carbamazepine for combativeness in acute traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Psychiatrists increasingly consult on the treatment of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) when combativeness compromises safe critical care. The author discusses use of carbamazepine for 7 combative patients with multiple trauma including TBI. This cohort had a clinical decrease in combativeness within 4 days after carbamazepine, compared with this Level I trauma center's experience of prolonged combative periods without its use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Chatham-Showalter
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000523:psychology; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine