concussion and dilated pupils

m worried about her and am playing the waiting game to see how she fares thru the night, but now I just noticed her pupils are EXTREMELY dilated, regardless of light variation. Is this dilation a sign of fear, due to pain, or could it be something worse, like a kitty concussion? Or after reading other posts, rabies? (DOUBLE the dilation shown in the attached photo.

Your kitten obviously has a brain injury. A concussion would NOT cause unequal pupils. The unequal pupils are not a good sign. I am glad that your cat is acting normally, but after some time the cat can show more symptoms. That is what can happen with a head injury. Please take your kitten to the vet as soon as possible. Your vet needs to examine the cat and can give a steroid medication to cut down on brain swelling.

I would like to suggest that you pursue your head injury and the concussion first. Consult a neurologist first and get an MRI scan done and visualize any collected blood and correlate clinically. The symptoms have to be checked against MRI findings and any details missed on either. Fix an appointment with the optometrist at a later date, say a wee later, if it was just for errors of refraction. Take care.

Well big pupils don't cause behaviour problems (why do people call problems "issues"?) and behaviour problems don't cause big pupils. The pupils are larger in children and teenagers than any other time of life. (Smallest as infants and as very old). There is a big difference between having big pupils (that react normally) and having dilated pupils that don't react to light or attempts to focus. If the latter a visit to a neuro-ophthalmologist is in order.

My pupils get extremely dilated. This is a fairly new condition that has developed and is not related to taking/not taking medicine or light. I don't do drugs either. When my pupils get very dilated I am always in a well lit area and has happened before when my blood pressure was high. Could these two things be related? What could cause my pupils to dilate for no reason at all?

Otherwise she could be suffering from migraine headaches and double vision and mydriasis. This diagnosis would be based on clinical analysis and exclusion of others. Let a neurologist examine her in detail. Take care.

I was reading on the forum about anxiety and dilated pupils. I have been experiencing bilateral dilation of my pupils. It seems to occur when I am anxious, for example, at work or stressful situations. I am getting so self conscious about it that I avoid work meeting and social situations. The situation is worsen by fact that people thing I am drugs. This is particular problem at work. I have had to endure comments like... what is she on. As hospital manager this situation is far from ideal.

Is the diagnosis similar between a concussion and intoxication? If so, in what ways? i.e., with the pupils, when doctor shines light in eyes, motor skills, etc. In what ways are they different? What if you have/are both at the same time? Can they be possibly confused or synonymous?

Headaches may be due to concussion which is common. Not sure about the eyes. Consult a Neurologist and get some scanning done as soon as possible. "No head injury is too severe to despair of nor too trivial to ignore.

A day later his pupils are still slightly dilated and he has a fever. He is still eating and drinking and he doesnt seem to be dehydrated as his skin isnt sticking when you pull it up (didnt quite know how to explain that, but I hope you guys understand what I mean) He is slightly lethargic compared to his normal self, but if he is still feeling a little nauseous Im sure he would be, I know I would any ways. Is there something that I should be worried it could be?

I recently found a 2 week old kitten and he has had dilated eyes on and off i have only had him for 3 days now and i dunno what to do.

How long should my pupils be dilated? I recently went to an eye exam on Thursday oct 9 and my doctor put a lot of drops to numb and dilate my eyes. since today my eyes are still dilated and I can barely walk outside because I can't see. she also said there was a very small cut on my cornea but that im okay and that i just need new glasses. tell me asap please. i'm kind of worried.

Hi I have recently been suffering from dilated pupil/s, sometimes its just one eye and I have recently experienced this in both eyes. I can always tell in advance when the pupils are dilated as I usually experience a kind of fuzziness although no blurred vision and no painful headache just a light headedness. This always seems to go hand in hand with a small nosebleed, again I can always tell that the nosebleed is coming too as there is a dense type of pressure build up.

So am a bit concerned that I am on day 9 of detoxing off opiates and still my pupils are ENORMOUS. I mean I resemble myself a decade ago in a very brief rave period minus the glitter dust and the false eyelashes(: I am not taking any other medication except at night to sleep. Any feedback? Feel like a crackhead and I have to get my passport photo done ASAP.

My daughter has got dilated pupils since birth, b'coz of that she can not open her eyes properly in sunlight and even when indoor she is studying or drawing, she doesn't open her eyes properly. Though she uses specs, she has to give strain on her eyes while studying. We have done her eye checkup from experts in our area. Each doc said it's a very rare condition and there is no cure for this. We can only wait and watch.

Hi, I have very dilated pupils normally. My eyesght is bascailly 20/1000 in each eye, and is corrected with lenses. Last night i woke from a deep sleep, and happened to look in the mirror( which i have to be nose to mirror to even see in) Both eyes, were extreely dialted when i looked, The most dialted i had ever seen them. I dont think i have checked out my eyes alot within seconds of waking so, dont know if this is normal.

I went snowboarding yesterday and hit my head twice, hard and now have been having headaches, dizziness and sleepiness. I do not think I have a concussion because my pupils still dilate. I'm not sure whats going on but I need to know if it is serious or not since I play hockey and I don't want to say anything until I have had a second opinion.

My cat is FIV positive...several days ago one of his pupils became dilated..it looks twice as big as the other eye. I took him to the vet, she found nothing wrong, did lab work..then i saw your forum about FIV postive cat..How is FIV causing the diluted pupil..., he is in no pain..I'm sure it's not glaucoma..and it is not cataracts. he can see...

t concern myself if it was just cosmetic but I have the symptoms I mentioned in the post and nothing seemed to work. Do you think the dilated pupils have anything to do with after images?

Yes it does sound like a concussion. I would see your doctor right away or go to the ER to make sure there is no serious damage. They will probably do a CT scan or MRI.

My 9 yr old cat suddenly has a difference in the size of his pupils. He is eating and acting ok so far. I have noticed alot of twitching in his tail when he is resting. Anyone else experienced this?

I explicitly asked one of them if my pupils were too large for the crystalens and he said that would not be a problem for pupils of my sizes, The third opthalmologist i went to said my pupils were too large - and that they dilated to 7.5 mm in dim light - i was surprised to hear this since i thought the earlier two surgeons had already looked into this. I am a little confused , Could you suggest what i should do here?

about two days ago I hit the top of my head on the corner of a doorframe, and yesterday I had some numbness in my body, today my left arm went completely numb and I got a migrane headache (I am prone to them). But my pupils are still dilated and I was wondering if I could have gotten brain trauma when I hit my head.

I am on day 4 (almost 4 and 1/2) and my pupils were huge too for the first couple of days. They seem a little more normal today. I am feeling pretty good today. Hang in there, it will only get better from here.

I would just take some basic over the counter pain meds for a couple of days and you should be fine. Now if you are feeling dizzy or notice that your pupils are 2 different sizes GO to a doctor. Also if you are just plain scared then by all means go see one.

I do not agree with high blood pressure being a cause of dilated pupils. Head injuries could also be a cause of dilated pupils. Rabies also causes pupil changes as well. If you're seeing no other symptoms, then I'd do the wait and see thing. Check our Health Pages for some good tips located on this page, above Recent Activity.

I went through PT for my shoulder but was still having issues with my concussion and neck. So my PT checked out my neck and said that it was really tight and did some myofacial release but I passed out as soon he started doing anything. I went to see a Chiropractor in December of last year and told him what had happened, as soon as he started doing an traction on my neck I got dizzy and almost passed out.

My head hurt right after and I had on and off headaches yesterday. I was also dizzy and felt a little nauseous. Last night and today my neck has been feeling very painful. It hurts in the back and especially in the front by my windpipe and on the sides. Other then the neck pain none of the other symptoms remain. Should I get it checked out? Is it a concussion what do you think?

I first thought it was a problem with my contacts but when i looked at myself in the mirror I saw that my pupils were extremely dilated. It is now almost 10 pm and my pupils are still dilated!!! It doesnt change with more or less light and I am getting worried. This has never happened to me before and I was just wondering if this is a common thing. Should I be worried? Can you just wake up with dilated pupils? pleasee help!

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