Posttraumatic neuropsychological rind psychiatric disorders after subarachnoid haemorrhage

The incidence of neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders has been reta rded in a study with 61 SAH patients without neurological deficits. Connect ions between various distinctive features of the patients and their illness (age when SAH occured, localisation of the hemorrhage, Hunt and Hess stage upon admission into hospital, individual posttraumatic way of coping with the illness) and the consequences of the SAH ore described. Clinically rele vant depressions (28,1%), somatization disorders (15,6%), phobic reactions (14,3%), and pseudoneurasthenic syndromes (28,6%) have a high level of corr elation with the extent of cognitive deficits. The interactions of cerebro- organic and psychological factors in the development of these posttraumatic disturbances fallowing SAH ore described. The lang term posttraumatic prog ress and quality of life or determined by individual cerebro-organic and ps ychological factors. Attention is drown to the necessity of psychological c onsultation and therapy being provided for patients and their relatives.