title: Psychiatric Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: In India 30,000 people die and 1,25,000 become disabled due traumatic brain injury (TBI). The psychiatric sequalae of TBI can be acute and chronic. Chronic sequalae of TBI are usually ignored and may take the form of defects of cognition, memory, perception, language or intelligence. It may also lead to inappropriate aggression, sexual behaviour, personality change, mood changes, neurosis and psychosis. Neuropsychological assessment of TBI can be pharmacological or behavioural. Survivors of TBI are referred to a walking wounded and require to be cared for.
authors.affiliation: Ex-Consultant (Psychiatry), Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sudarsanan
authors.affiliation: Ex-Associate Professor, AFMC, Pune.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.affiliation: Senior Advisor (Psychiatry), INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.affiliation: Scientist 'E' (Department of Psychiatry), AFMC, Pune.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivastava
keywords: Cognitive sequelae; Personality change; Post-concussional syndrome; Psychiatric sequelae; Traumatic brain injury