TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Persons With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevalence, Phenomenology, and Relationship With Demographic Clinical and Functional Features
JO  - Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
A1  - Ciurli, Paola
A1  - Formisano, Rita
A1  - Bivona, Umberto
A1  - Cantagallo, Anna
A1  - Angelelli, Paola
SP  - 116
EP  - 126
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to characterize neuropsychiatric symptoms in a large group of individuals with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to correlate these symptoms with demographic, clinical, and functional features. METHODS: The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), a frequently used scale to assess behavioral, emotional, and motivational disorders in persons with neurological diseases, was administered to a sample of 120 persons with severe TBI. Controls were 77 healthy subjects. RESULTS: A wide range of neuropsychiatric symptoms was found in the population with severe TBI: apathy (42%), irritability (37%), dysphoria/depressed mood (29%), disinhibition (28%), eating disturbances (27%), and agitation (24%). A clear relationship was also found with other demographic and clinical variables. CONCLUSION: Neuropsychiatric disorders constitute an important part of the comorbidity in populations with severe TBI. Our study emphasizes the importance of integrating an overall assessment of cognitive disturbances with a specific neuropsychiatric evaluation to improve clinical understanding and treatment of persons with TBI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-9701
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181dedd0e
ID  - ref1
ER  -