Concussion blood clot brain
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concussion
They said in most cases a blood clot resulting from a concussion is located in a place they cannot treat, but in this case, the fact that it is in the vein, located between the skull and the brain that they could treat it with blood thinners.
Ok, So I just went to the doctors and he didn't seem all that concerned, Because of my age and no concussion I shouldn't worry about a bleed or clot
t make a habit of it. In a concussion, there is always brain swelling. There a window of opportunity to reduce the swelling. Action is ideally taken within the first four hours. After 24 hours, there isn't much to do after several days. All the damage than can be done has been done. The swelling has the potential to compress blood vessels, causing ischemia and death of brain cells. The bad-news bears. In the future, if you ever bang your head hard, head for an emergency room.
The clot can be subdural or outside the lining of brain or it can be inside the brain. If the clot was due to injury then further clots will not develop. If the clot is inside a blood vessel then more may develop. You need to discuss all this with a neurologist. Also, the neurologist needs to judge whether your symptoms are due to the clot or not. Take care!
A 2-year old boy was recently in an accident in which a jeep went over his right side. He was diagnosed as having a blood clot in his right shoulder after that. But only 3 days after his accident he started doing his normal routine chores,as there was no serious external injury.However,later it was found that the clot had moved to his brain. Now his right side is paralysed.
However, yes, MRI should be done to rule out brain injury as the cause. Stress due to concussion and brain injury can also be the cause. Also get your blood pressure checked. Take care!
The incident that caused the concussion can often be accompanied by structural damage to brain tissue, as well as the rupture of blood vessels, which can cause a bleed. This is what Drnee refers to as underlying brain injury. The bleed may be slow and continue for several days, or even weeks. A concussion is a specific syndrome secondary to a blow to the head. Impacts to the skull that produce a concussion can certainly cause death, if not quickly addressed in an appropriate medical facility.
Last Sunday I was running around the lake and slipped on ice - landed on the back of my head. I was taken to the hospital and they kept me for 30 hours. They did a ct scan and said no skull fracture, but I had the equivalent of a basebal on the back of my head and they said that I had the same amount of swelling on the inside. So a concussion and something about a hemotoma (sp?) Anyway, I can't really hear out of my left ear and I can't smell/taste anything.
n July my 77 yr old husband fell going "up stairs" thankfully but still fractured shoulder. The next day while helping him into shower discovered his normally thin ankles & feet were swollen. He assured me nothing to do with shoulder...but had been this way for months! Don't ask/don't tell is his theory of life!
Finally the kidney Dr said blood tests remained the same (stage 4 disease stable for now) suggested going to his heart Dr .. had not seen for years.
my mother has a brain stroke 5 months ago and we came to know that she has a blood clot in brain. Dr says it would take 6 months. her left hand and arm was affected. she is good and talk with us .but still she can not move her left hand and left leg. sometime unconciously she move a little her left leg and fingers bit. i am very much worry about her. i want to know will she be able to move left leg and hand one day ? we are giveing her blood thicker medicine.
A head injury may cause damage both from the direct physical injury to the brain and from secondary factors, such as lack of oxygen, brain swelling, and disturbance of blood flow. Both closed and penetrating head injuries can cause swirling movements throughout the brain, tearing nerve fibers and causing widespread bleeding or a blood clot in or around the brain. Swelling may raise pressure within the skull (intracranial pressure) and may block the flow of oxygen to the brain.
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!
There are other types of brain injury like cerebral edema and blood clot.
Signs of Increased Intracranial Pressure
Following a blow to the cat's head , you should watch for signs of brain
swelling or the development of a blood clot. These signs can appear any
time during the first 24 hours after the injury.
" Most cats with head injuries should be hospitalized at least for 24 hours
in an emergency facility with 24-hour coverage.
Just got the report in my chart today and it says there is no blood flow on the left transverse sinus. So it’s a blood clot. They’re scheduling me for a special MRI.
I’m a bit devastated and confused. And what little I’ve braved to read about it says it’s rare. But I think it’s close to the region where decompression is performed. And I know that’s a risk from surgery. Also the blood patches.
Just feeling defeated. Has anyone else had this or heard of it??
SDH is diagnosed when there is a collection of blood inside the skull, but also inside the covering of the brain called the Dura. The collection is therefore between the dura and the outer most brain tissue itself. The source of the bleed can be from damage to the brain itself (a focal lesion or tear of tissues), damage to a vein or damage to delicate tissue inside the dura. Between 10% and 30% of patients admitted with severe TBI suffer from SDH.
An intravenous line in the medial antecubital, for example, utilizes a plastic flexible catheter, which may vary in diameter, which restricts blood flow. With such a restriction there is a possibility of a clot forming, especially if the line is in place for an extended period of time. There must be co-factors, such as dehydration, high hematocrit, and excessive clotting factor (usually vitamin K).
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