Yeung A, Rapoport M. Paradoxical complete and spontaneous resolution of depression, psychosis, and suicidal ideation following a traumatic brain injury.
Brain Inj 2020;
34:1427-1430. [PMID:
33331803 DOI:
10.1080/02699052.2020.1805125]
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Abstract
A 65-year-old male patient with depression and psychosis sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) after a suicide attempt involving a motor vehicle. Immediately post-injury, the patient's psychiatric symptoms completely resolved, and cognitive function improved, with minimal neurological deficits. We describe the first case, to our knowledge, of a patient with a paradoxical complete and spontaneous resolution of multiple psychiatric symptoms (depression, psychosis, and suicidal ideation) immediately following a closed-head, left hemispheric TBI.
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