Concussion when to see a doctor
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Hi..deff see ur PCP and if he feels it is needed he may send u on to a NL.
All head injuries should be seen.
those two together gave you the issues of memory, speech, etc. YOu could have a brain injury or concussion. See your doctor to determine this. I would definitely do that and if nothing else, you have a concussion baseline exam for anything that happens in the future.
Again, I don't think what you experienced was just the fall but your drunken state. But you probably did also get a good bang to your head that I'd want to make sure was okay. Let us know what they say!
got a bfp on saturday. How soon should I see a doctor? I don't have any sort of regular doctor now, so where do I start? It's not imperative that I go right away is it?
It is not possible to predict what happens after concussion. Most likely it is a concussion but you may never know.
If MRI picks up anything it may be fixed at early stage (like CSF leaks, minute bleeding etc.,). I personally know some one who CSF leak after they had a mild concussion and suffered. Finally she went to John Hopkins where they fixed and she is doing excellent now.
As rumpled suggests go to doctor as soon as you can.
good luck.
It sounds like it could be a concussion - he will slowly heal if he does not see a doctor. I got hit in the head with a softball a few years ago and was very dizzy, nauseous, and had a headache. I did not go to the doctor.... found out 2 months later (after the feeling was starting to come back and I got black eyes) that I did indeed have a mild concussion and had to go for a CT Scan for possible nerve damage. I still do not have a lot of feeling in the spot that I got hit.
Years ago I had an untreated closed head injury concussion to the left temporal lobe about 1mm from left temple and two days later the blood had drained into my eye to create a massive purple black eye. Along with that I had a mystery childhood disease that put me in the hospital quarantine for two weeks with a fever of 105degrees that was lowered from an ice bath. I do smoke lightly and had diabetes with my last pregnancy.
I would definitely see a doctor, just to be sure, but it sounds like you have post-concussion syndrome: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-concussion-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20353352
Make sure to tell the doctor about all of the workouts you're doing, to make sure you're not perpetuating the problem by doing a specific exercise. Hope you start to improve!
I suffered a concussion 4 months ago when I fell during a parade with my high school band. My mom took me to the ER and I was diagnosed with a concussion. I had a CT scan and nothing was out of the ordinary, and it seemed to just be a mild concussion.
4 months later, I'm still having issues. I'm a junior in high school and concentration and memory issues made me switch out of all of my honors classes into regular ones and drop both math and science completely.
Definitely go see a doctor - concussion is very serious and if you can't speak properly it is bad news!
Get some help right away!
I know that my kids in sports have each Fall a baseline concussion test. This then can be checked for the full year if there is any sort of injury to see if it is a concussion. Otherwise, you have to look for symptoms. This article you can copy and paste has a lot of info related to concussions. We looked for the signs after my son took a big head splitter in a soccer game and was put under concussion watch. https://my.clevelandclinic.
There is no scientific data proving Chiari can or can't be caused by head trauma. Most dr's will tell you it's congenital. A concussion could worsen your symptoms - although I'm not sure if it could worsen the herniation size.. But that can happen anytime. It could be coincidental that all this is happening following a concussion. Your best bet is to see a Chiari specialist. I've seen- well read- alot of people suffer from "migraines" and then BAM!
Hi. Sorry you are banging your head! Our head can take a lot of blows. Keep that in mind. We have a skull for protection. ER's are good for acute situations. I'm glad you got checked out. They did not see any acute signs of a brain injury. They are trained to do tests to determine this. I have kids in sports. Since you've had a concussion before, you know that a doctor does those to determine brain injury.
When I asked If you have to experience concussion to lose brain cells; I meant from a physical act (like a hit) as opposed to a chemcial reaction like drinking alcohol?
You should make one soon. Where I live you have to find a doctor before 12 weeks or you won't have a doctor or doctor appointments..so just make sure there is no certain time limit for you!
Since this is a concussion injury which is a brain injury causes by a sudden blow to the head or to the body. Symptoms of a concussion include memory loss, headaches or blurry vision, nausea, inability to stand or walk or having coordination and balance problems. There is an entity of post concussive syndrome where there is inability to think and headaches, changes in sleep patterns and personality etc. This needs to be evaluated clinically, CT/MRI scan brain needs to be done to rule out.
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