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A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. [8] Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, difficulty with thinking and concentration, sleep disturbances, mood changes, a brief period of memory loss, brief loss of consciousness; problems with balance; nausea; blurred vision; and mood changes.
Treatment of the loss of autoregulation of the brain's blood vessels may be difficult or impossible. [29] When SIS occurs, surgery does not help and there is little hope for recovery. [ 23 ] Treatment requires immediate recognition and includes administration of osmotic agents and hyperventilation [ 23 ] in order to lower intracranial pressure.
PTS occur in about 3.1% of traumatic brain injuries, but the severity of injury affects the likelihood of occurrence. [9] The most important factor in whether a person will develop early and late seizures is the extent of the damage to the brain. [2] More severe brain injury also confers a risk for developing PTS for a longer time after the ...
Individuals with exploding head syndrome hear or experience loud imagined noises as they are falling asleep or are waking up, have a strong, often frightened emotional reaction to the sound, and do not report significant pain; around 10% of people also experience visual disturbances like perceiving visual static, lightning, or flashes of light.
An experimental new device currently undergoing clinical trials may soon offer a safer, faster treatment for aneurysms. Brain aneurysm treatment may speed recovery and lessen complications Skip to ...
Traumatic brain injury may cause damage to the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland, and deficiencies of pituitary hormones (hypopituitarism) can cause similar symptoms to post-concussion syndrome; in these cases, symptoms can be treated by replacing any hormones that are deficient.
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Much research and focus has been given to concussion suffered frequently by athletes. While the severity of brain trauma has been standardized for immediate "sideline" assessment, much work needs to be done to understand how to rehabilitate or accelerate the rehabilitation of athletes' brain function following serious concussion—whether consciousness is lost or a dazed/confused feeling is ...