Maintaining community living with post brain injury agitation: A role for sodium valproate
| Autor: | F. Colin Wilson, Suzanne Connolly, Sheena B. Caldwell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Psychomotor agitation Neuroscience (miscellaneous) Community integration Aphasia Community living Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Aphasic persons Humans Limited evidence Social Behavior Intensive care medicine Psychiatry Psychomotor Agitation Valproic Acid business.industry Aggression Treatment Outcome Brain Injuries Patient Compliance Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Community Integration Antipsychotic Agents medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Brain Injury. 27:754-757 |
| ISSN: | 1362-301X 0269-9052 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/02699052.2013.775503 |
| Popis: | Background: There is limited evidence to support pharmacological interventions for post-brain injury agitation and aggression.Case report: The case of Patient A, a man with severe agitation and aggression post-brain injury, highlights the successful use of sodium valproate, in the maintenance of community living, which had been threatened by the breakdown of the care package for this lone-dwelling individual.Conclusions: The case uniquely illustrates the effect of the drug due to a washout period, albeit due to patient non-compliance, allowing comparative observations both on and off and again on medication. In addition, Patient A’s aphasia brings to the fore the difficulty with managing such symptoms and the ability of aphasic persons to avail of services and neurobehavioural therapies. |
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