What are the factors that may put you at risk for mental disorders after a traumatic injury?

  1. prolonged duration of loss of consciousness 2. prolonged duration of post-traumatic amnesia 3. prolonged duration of acute post-traumatic delirium 4. older age 5. with arteriosclerosis and alcoholism, etc. 6. increased area of damage 7. increased neurological sequelae (focal damage, epilepsy, etc.) 8. trauma involving the dominant hemisphere or bilateral hemispheres