PSYCHOSIS RELATED TO TBI

Aims:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) cause a wide range of serious consequences, including psychiatric disorders. Psychosis although uncommon is a very serious consequences with important functional, therapeutical and legal implications.Methods:Our work is based on a systemic review of the articles published related to TBI and psychosis.Results and conlusions:Three different features about TBI and their relation with the development of psychotic symptoms are analyzed.1.Severity: Serious TBI are more related to psychosis. Moderate and minor TBI can develop mental disorders is there is a previous neurological lesions.2.Localization: Temporal lobe appears affected in most of the patients.3.Lateralization: Left hemisphere is usually affected.Left hemisphere traumas appear to cause schizophrenia-like psychosis. Right hemisphere traumas are related to delirious and special types of psychosis.