Vestibular dysfunction in acute traumatic brain injury.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the commonest cause of disability in under-40-year-olds. Vestibular features of dizziness (illusory self-motion) or imbalance which affects 50% of TBI patients at 5 years, increases unemployment threefold in TBI survivors. Unfortunately, vestibular diagnoses are cryptogenic in 25% of chronic TBI cases, impeding therapy.

Adverse drug reactions: managing the risk.

Aim: This study aims to assess the need to formalize medication monitoring strategies in electronic records in two crisis resolution home treatment (CRHT) teams in one UK NHS Trust.

Background: The management and monitoring of prescribed medications has long been a cause for concern. As a result of the potential adverse drug reactions associated with commonly prescribed medication, clients of mental health teams are vulnerable to iatrogenic risk linked to physical health problems.