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World J Psychiatry. Jun 19, 2026; 16(6): 116354
Published online Jun 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i6.116354
Published online Jun 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i6.116354
Correlation between frontal lobe injury severity caused by traumatic brain injury and mental disorders with early prognosis
Jiang Bai, Gao-Wei Duan, Department of Neurosurgery, Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi 046000, Shanxi Province, China
Qian Song, Department of Clinical Psychology, Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi 046000, Shanxi Province, China
Teng-Fei Ma, Department of Neurosurgery, Qianhai Life Insurance Shaoguan Hospital, Shaoguan 512000, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Bai J was responsible for conceptualization, methodology, investigation, and writing (original draft); Duan GW contributed to data curation, formal analysis, and visualization; Song Q contributed to supervision, methodology, and writing (review and editing); Ma TF participated in validation, resources, and project administration; all authors critically reviewed and provided final approval of the manuscript and all authors were responsible for the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardians, provided written informed consent for the collection of personal and medical data prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article.
Data sharing statement: The data used in this study can be obtained from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Corresponding author: Teng-Fei Ma, Department of Neurosurgery, Qianhai Life Insurance Shaoguan Hospital, No. 15 Danxia Avenue Middle, Wujiang District, Shaoguan 512000, Guangdong Province, China. mati187@163.com
Received: December 2, 2025
Revised: January 4, 2026
Accepted: January 30, 2026
Published online: June 19, 2026
Processing time: 176 Days and 23.5 Hours
Revised: January 4, 2026
Accepted: January 30, 2026
Published online: June 19, 2026
Processing time: 176 Days and 23.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study identified a significant association between frontal lobe injury severity and the risk of mental disorders and early prognosis. The increasing severity of frontal lobe injury was progressively associated with elevated risks of mental disorders and poor prognosis. This relationship was observed consistently across various population subgroups, which provides strong evidence for the early clinical identification of high-risk patients.