Concussion and loss of balance
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I have all of the most commonCommon coldsymptoms such as fatigue, nausea, migrains, mood swings, difficulty concentrating and remembering, but I also loss blocks of time, I pass out, and often experience some numbnessNumbness and tinglingon one side of my body. Could I have something other than Post Concussion Syndrome, and if so what?
closed head injury hospitalized,off balance,memory and could not walk correct hit right side of head near corner of eye 2nd concussion car accident trauma force of snapping head back of head rest
The first fall he had peeing on himself, personality change and headaches, loss of balance. The secound hit was about a month later. With this fall he hit his head and blacked out
After the last fall he now is having seizure like shaking and fainting spells. Sometimes the fainting is with out the seizure like shaking. He has had an MRI and EEG both have come back normal. They have said that he has PCS(post soncussion symdrome). But, none of these systoms match that dignose.
Delayed symptoms include depression, irritability, sleep disturbances, seizures, loss of smell etc. Injury to olfactory and lingual nerves of smell and taste could be a cause or it could be that nerves are in shock. Once swelling and contusion following the fall will subside some taste and smell may return. However, when this will happen is difficult to say. Your father should be shown to a neurologist once. Take care!
Symptoms related to cerebellum are difficulty walking, tremors, difficulty with fine tasks and an inability to talk. Check with your doctor to rule out other causes for the dizziness and loss of balance. And maybe the second round of tests for the inner ear may help detect the cause for your symptoms. Regards.
After suffering a concussion April 17, 2008 I lost my sense of smell and taste. I was pushed off a 3 foot wall and knocked out for over a minute. I have had a CT scan and an MRI which show nothing wrong. But I still cannot smell or taste anything.
Any suggestions?
You need to consult a neurologist as soon as possible or go to an emergency room and get evaluated for head injury and concussion. You may also need a MRI of the brain. The headaches could just be due to the hit or due to some bleed (that caused the swelling) or due to just a superficial injury to scalp. It cal also be due to bead injury that goes deeper into the brain.
Hi, I've had two concussions in four months. One with loss of consciousness for a few minutes and the other without. I went into a major depression afterwards, two months in, my phyciatrist diagnosed me with frontal lobe disorder. It has mildly affected my speech and balance but is getting better. He told me at this point to get an mri the damage would be microscopic in size. What are your thoughts is this necessary or not?
I received all of these from sports and have since pulled myself from such dangerous situations but I fear I am still dealing with the after effects of my reckless youth. After my last concussion I had extremely bad vertigo, memory loss, and headaches. They got so bad I had to get a Cat Scan because they thought my brain might be bleeding, thank god it was negative. Well I recently got in a car accident and have no clue if I did hit my head or not.
t have any other symptoms that you are aware of then only a Dr. that plays in the field of balance disorders can help any further, unless someone here has suggestions(?).
I mentioned other symptoms "that you are aware of" because I found a support group for my hearing problems (which this has a direct link to a balance disorder) and they mentioned symptoms that I not only always had but assumed they were part of normal life and that everybody had.
Your actual balance control is in your inner ear, the semi circular canals which are full of fluid and are both vertical and horizontal. The fluid moves with your motion and is affected by gravity. As the fluid moves it gives the brain a perspective to your orientation.
However, our brains also come to rely on eyesight for a backup, as though the brain doesn't quite believe the canals totally. As an example, stand on one leg with your eyes open. Now do the same with your eyes closed.
Unresolved within a limited window, such swelling can lead to the death of brain cells and parts of the brain such as the pituitary and hypothalamus. The time to death of the cells is referred to as the warm ischemic time.
There is no evidence whatsoever that a concussion will make anyone smarter.
There may or may not be a degradtion in your cognition, memory and reasoning. The human brain is very resilient.
d. Most people lose memories just before the incident of concussion or loss of consciousness because the event that results in them losing consciousness - the punch to the head etc - interrupts how the brain stores memories. The brain needs to pay attention to something, hold it in short term memory, link it to meaningful past experiences and then store it in long term memory to lay down a memory.
Last friday I suffered a concussion as a result of being stupid (falling over when I went to plop into bed and hit the wall). I hit the top of my head on the wall and hard! I did not pass out however. My doctor said I have a concussion. Anyway, a few years back I had a sub occiptial decompression laminectomy c1 as a result of Arnold Chiari Malformation.
I play softball in college and about 3 weeks ago i was hit in the head with a bat right above my left ear. My coach gave me a concussion test and my head was hurting pretty bad throughout the day. The next day it wasnt bothering me too bad so I didnt go to the doctor to see if i did have a concussion. Well ever since that weekend, i have pressure headaches on the right side of my head.
If you develop nausea, vomiting, excess sleep, severe headache, difficulty in walking and balance, tremors, seizures, vision problems, ringing in ears etc then consult a doctor immediately. These symptoms develop if there is a brain injury or bleed. Otherwise this pressure will go in a few days. However, it is important to get a medical evaluation. So please consult your doctor once. Take care!
My concussion occurred 37 days ago when I slipped and fell backwards hitting the back of my head on a turf surface. In terms of the concussion recovery, I've been working with a concussion therapist to employ the practices of slowly getting back into activities without provoking symptoms. Unfortunately, I haven't seen much progress and may even have my symptoms come on earlier. I believe that this is related to sleep and neck issues that began about 18-20 days into the recovery.
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