1. Psychiatric disorders after spine and craniocerebral injuries in amateur athletes N. Syrmos 1,3, V.Giannouli 2 A. Mylonas 3, Ch. Iliadis 1, V. Valadakis 1, K. Grigoriou 1, D. Arvanitakis 1, 1. Neurosurgery Department, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece 2. School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 3. Department of Anatomy, School of Sports Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece

2. AIM Αim of this study was to investigate and to analyze types and cases of psychiatric disorders after spine and craniocerebral injuries in amateur athletes.

3. MATERIAL-METHODS In this retrospective study, we studied 20 patients with amateur athletic activity (15 men,75% and 5 women, 25%, range between 29 and 65 years) presenting at the emergency department after spine and craniocerebral injuries

4. RESULTS We recorded and analyzed the symptoms with the available psychological test scores within 5 days after injury, at 10 days and at 1 month after injury. The major part of the patients had normal psychological test but in 4 of them, 20% became abnormal may be related to pain disability and prolonged work but also sport absence and work loss. Further studies are warranted, but seem that neuro-trauma effects the quality of life and the psycho-status of amateur athletes

5. CONCLUSIONS Further studies are warranted, but seem that neuro-trauma effects the quality of life and the psycho-status of amateur athletes