Cognitive, behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in patients with spinal cord injury: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a condition where the spinal cord is damaged and experiences partial or complete loss of motor and/or sensory function, which is typically less than normal. After SCI, patients may exhibit more severe psychiatric symptoms and experience cognitive impairments, including reduced speed and attention processing capacity, as well as difficulties with executive function and episodic memory retention. Among the behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, depression, anxiety, substance use disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder are the most common. This review aims to investigate the cognitive, behavioral, or psychiatric symptoms of the patient with SCI and their influence on the rehabilitation process. Studies were identified from an online search of PubMed, Web of Scien

SUBMITTER: Calderone A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10987747 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature