Psychiatrist, (Former)JCMR Project, Department of Neurosurgery. Govt. Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1990 Oct;32(4):309-12.
Hyperactive delirium following head injury is a common problem during the early recovery phase. Twenty-nine patients who evinced hyperactive delirium were prospectively followed up during; their stay In the hospital. Compared with controls, alcohol dependence was significantly more among these patients. Occurrence of delirium was related to the generalized cerebral disturbances; due to diffuse damage in acceleration injuries and due to metabolic or post-seizure disturbances in contact injuries. Follow-up of these patients showed that psychiatric problems were more common among them.
颅脑损伤后谵妄是早期康复阶段的常见问题。29 例表现出活跃性谵妄的患者在住院期间接受了前瞻性随访。与对照组相比，这些患者中酒精依赖显著更多。谵妄的发生与由于弥漫性损伤的加速损伤以及由于代谢或发作后紊乱的接触损伤引起的广泛脑功能障碍有关。对这些患者的随访表明，他们中更常见的是精神问题。
