PSYCH 036: Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not a single event, but the beginning of a process. This chapter explores how mechanical injury to the brain leads to a cascade of neuropsychiatric consequences - unfolding across acute, subacute, and chronic phases.
In this episode, we examine how forces such as acceleration, deceleration, and rotational injury disrupt neural tissue, particularly affecting frontal and temporal systems. Diffuse axonal injury, in particular, can impair connectivity across networks, leading to widespread dysfunction.
We explore the range of neuropsychiatric outcomes, including…
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