concussion of the spine

Sorry, but by now you realize it was not a good idea to put those puppies on the bed. The pup can have a serious injury to it's head, neck or spine. I suggest you get it to the Vet fir an exam. There is no way to reassure you.

A skull radiograph may be readily done and a cranial CT scan with a scan of the cervical spine may be requested to rule out any skull fracture and involvement of the spine. Do not sleep until a physician has done a complete physical examination and observed you.Ask someone to accompany you during your consultation and keep your test results for future reference. In the presence of a headache,nausea,vomiting and weakness involving the extremities, immediate intervention may be necessary.

He hit my right side of the head (1st Blow) with a full beer bottle. then another blow right on top of my forehead. the second blow broke the bottle and i received 2 stiches on my upper forehead (right in the middle). The ER only took X-ray of my head. No scan was done. I've been having short term memory loss ever since. but its not so bad. but this pass few days.,,, i've been having this trobbing continues pain on my head and neck on the right side. Is it something that i must worry??

See, some of your list of problems has to do with where the nerves go from the spine, which the ones affecting your hands and fingers and thumb come out of the cervical spine, and then the ones affecting your blood pressure and breathing and the pain between your shoulder blades come out of the thoracic spine, normally T-5 and above, which T-4 is about where the actual nerve injury is since it's always felt one vertebra down at T-5.

I just had one more. A couple a days ago I noticed that he now has two knots on his spine at the top of his neck in between his shoulder blades that sticks out really far when he puts his head down to his chest. could that be from him falling backwards before and is just now showing up. Again thank you for your time.

The Neurologist said that the dizziness (rocking) was from the ongoing post concussion symptoms---even after I explained that all of the other symptoms subsided except the rocking. The rocking got worse in Feb when the neck pain got worse. I have a cardiology appt to make sure my hearts ok with a holter monitor. I'm starting to think that this may be an ongoing nerve disorder... Any input from anyone?? thanks!

The only way to confirm this is get a MRI of the cervical spine and consult a neurologist. Sometimes the problem is simple and can be corrected by braces, traction and physiotherapy. Surgery is recommended if medical treatment and physiotherapy option fails. Hope this helps. Take care!

It has him extremely concerned, and there is nothing in anything we have read that relates this to a symptom of the concussion. Is this normal??? Should we be concerned?? What type of medical help (if any) should we seek? Thank you in advance for any information you can provide!!!

A Syrinx typically will form where the iinjury occurred....such as whip lash in the cervical spine...since it is in your thoracic spine I wonder what other injuries you had. A syrinx is not something they can do much for unless it is of a certain size as shunts and stents can be larger then the syrinx itself. Here is a link to an article about syrinx's and shunts.....http://www.medhelp.

Light sensitivity, trouble focusing at near, difficulty concentrating, blurred vision are part of the post concussion syndrome. Not every person has every symptom and not every clears at the same rate. If you need glasses for distance generally you are myopic or nearsighted. That is not due to concussion. You should be seen by an Eye MD ophthalmologist for a medical eye exam.

That sounds like me! I didn't have a concussion, but I had a real problem with short term memory for six months. I don't remember some of that time. I would walk towards a door and bump into the frame because I wasn't steering right. The results of your MRI are similar to my initial ones. Check my profile for a more complete writeup (in my photos.) I can tell you're also having the word substitution problem (or maybe your spell checker is on.

Headache and dizziness that came after a few days of the impact on head should be investigated by a MRI of the brain and cervical spine. Such an impact on top of the head can cause cervical spine injuries or nerve compressions and can also cause a slow developing sub dural hematoma. Other possibilities are minor leaks due to burst blood vessel or a mild traumatic brain injury. It can also cause TMJ problems. Ear drums also get burst or ear damage also occur post impact on head.

s sign include multiple sclerosis (MS), radiation damage to the spinal cord), cervical spondylosis (degeneration of the disc spaces between the vertebrae), herniation of a cervical disc, a cervical spinal cord tumor, and sub-acute combined degeneration (caused by vitamin B12 deficiency).

Had symptoms, including slight dizziness, balance issues and nausea plus brain fog. They went away after 5 weeks. All of a sudden the slight dizziness has returned. My BP is not too high, 140/85, but i just rcvd a c spine mri and it showed dessecation and 3 slightly bulging discs, c3,4 and 5. I have keretoconus but my eye doctor is one of the best on Sputhern Cal and we have been in top of this for 20 years. ..could my neck be causing all of this.

For the rest of the day I had unbelievably painful headaches for the rest of the day. But when nighttime came, I went out with acouple friends (not drinking just hanging out) and it felt like I always needed to apply pressure to temporary relieve some pain. I took 2 codeine asprins, and 15 minutes later it got worse, almost twice as bad. The next couple of days I woke up with the same headache, and went to sleep with the same headache. It lasted for about 3-4 days.

If there is bruising, inflammation, disk disease or injury to the spine the steroids may help, unless the spine is severed or partially severed. The rigidity to the neck that you describe is not a good sign. Valium is used as a muscle relaxer, and works well in conjunction with steroids, which are anti-inflammatories. In your GF's dog's case only time will tell. If he has paralysis as a result of this injury surgery may be required.

The symptoms seem to be those of an injury to the neck and hence spinal nerves. Please go for an MRI spine with and without contrast and wait for the Neurologist appointment. It is too difficult to give a probable diagnosis without examination and investigations. Treatment has to be commenced thereafter. Please ask your physician for symptomatic treatment. Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!

I had my head slammed 3 nights ago the back of my head on a brick wall.(back middle to bottom) I felt woosy and almost blacked out.. when I almost fell, someone smacked my left cheek hard and woke me up where it was not black anymore but I felt woosy and my head hurt badly. on and off my head has been hurting sometimes really badly and I get woosy where I almost fall asleep. How worried should I be and what could be wrong?!

It impacts the liver, kidneys, every body part .... and yes, the brain of course. Concussion is when some action causes the brain itself to move and impact the inside of the skull. It can be a passive injury that causes no more than a headache ... or it can be very much worse by affecting motor skills and pupil dialation, even speech patterns. Concussion may appear like intoxication but any good doctor would be able to know the difference by just doing a blood test!

m really foggy about most of the details of the later half of my night. My friend told me I hit the back of my head really hard on a concrete wall (more than once). I vaguely think I might remember the first hit, but I have no recollection of the next couple hours, apparently I literally could not walk on my own and I vomited about 20 times. I start to remember when I got home (somewhat) because I remember vomiting another five times.

The reason why I bring this up is I'm a huge WWE fan. Bryan Danielson (ring name, Daniel Bryan) retired this week at a very young age due to concussion problems. He revealed on ESPN that the swelling on his brain has caused him to get seizures. I would love to have a big discussion about this.

the first day after a few hours of sleep i woke up with a plugged left ear feeling and a slight numbness on the left side of my face and the inability to focus i was dazed, on day 2 the inability to focus remains and i noticed that while walking and looking around my eyes un-focus and i get dizzy and nauseous for a few seconds and then i go back to normal all while still being kind of dazed and unfocused. is that normal? are those symptoms of concussion? will they go away alone with time?

re now several years after the fact and the same area that was tender immediately following the concussion is STILL tender to the touch, with various other symptoms present. I will be going in for additional imaging in the coming weeks, but my question is, is this normal? Is it a sign of something more serious, like a brain tumor? Can concussions even cause brain tumors? Thanks for any and all help. I'm just nervous for the imaging and possible findings, so seeking input here.

For the concussion the neurologist was the person to see, but for whatever the chiro did and the original injury an orthopedist is probably more appropriate. I have no idea what happened to you, unfortunately. Peace.

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