Neuropsychiatric aspects of concussion: acute and chronic sequelae
Vani Rao,
Arshiya Syeda,
Durga Roy,
Matthew E Peters,
Sandeep Vaishnavi
Affiliations
Vani Rao
1Department Of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University & School of Medicine, 5300 Alpha Commons Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA
Arshiya Syeda
1Department Of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University & School of Medicine, 5300 Alpha Commons Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA
Durga Roy
1Department Of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University & School of Medicine, 5300 Alpha Commons Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA
Matthew E Peters
1Department Of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University & School of Medicine, 5300 Alpha Commons Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA
Sandeep Vaishnavi
2The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke Medicine; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences & Community & Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; The Neuropsychiatric Clinic at Carolina Partners, Raleigh, NC, USA
Concussion – also known as mild traumatic brain injury – is a transient disturbance of neurological function resulting from traumatic forces imparted to the brain that often produce cognitive, behavioral and systemic symptoms. In this review of the literature, we discuss the pathophysiology of both acute and chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of concussions, followed by a brief overview of evaluation and management of these sequelae.
