Effects of concussion

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A concussion is a mild brain injury that can cause mental confusion and loss of consciousness, often after a head injury. Signs of a concussion can vary widely and can be transient, short-lived or long-lasting. Concussion causes damage and changes in neuropsychiatric pathophysiology.

1. What is a concussion?

There are many definitions of concussion. According to the American Neurological Association, a concussion is defined as a state of mental damage following a head injury that may or may not be accompanied by loss of consciousness. According to an international multi-disciplinary conference taking place in 2012, concussion is defined as a brain injury and is a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, causing biological damage due to brain injury. .
Concussion is brain damage caused by an external physical agent that causes direct trauma to the head, face, neck such as a head blow or head hitting an object. This is a mild form of traumatic brain injury, does not cause physical damage to the brain and can recover neurological function faster than traumatic brain injury.

2. Signs of concussion

Signs of a concussion reflect damage to nerve function, which can last from a few hours to days or even months. Signs of a concussion include:
Transient unconsciousness is a temporary loss of consciousness. The patient is comatose, unresponsive to stimuli. Short-term memory loss is memory loss of events that occurred before and after the injury. Dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of surrounding awareness are early symptoms of a concussion, occurring after a few minutes to a few hours. Confusion, confusion, or forgetfulness are not usually associated with loss of consciousness. Mental and mood changes, sensitivity to sound and light, and sleep disturbances can occur after a few hours to a few days. Inability to control the body, loss of body coordination such as walking or tripping, unable to walk in a straight line. Unable to concentrate, easily distracted by surroundings. Silly face, staring aimlessly. Slow language reactions such as pauses, incoherence, slow observation and response. Loss of orientation in space, place, time, date. Loss of control over emotions such as crying for no reason, negative thoughts, easily distracted.

3. Concussion effect

With the above signs, the question is, is concussion dangerous? Symptoms of a concussion are usually mild and short-lived. However, if the signs are more serious such as dizziness, blurred vision, increasing double vision or muscle weakness, loss of coordination, severe headache that increases over time, signs of concussion do not improve. within several months means that the patient is severely affected by the concussion. In addition, concussion can also cause neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression, anxiety disorders, and sleep disorders.

4. Treatment of concussion

There is no specific treatment to speed up the recovery process. Treatment measures to relieve symptoms such as:
Pain relievers: acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen Do gentle sports exercises, avoid vigorous exercise. Rest, relaxation, meditation, yoga See your doctor if symptoms worsen or persist. Vinmec International General Hospital is one of the leading medical facilities for concussion diagnosis and treatment today when the hospital is fully equipped with modern machinery, medical equipment, diagnostic facilities. images supporting the most advanced diagnosis and treatment such as: G.E 3.0 MRI (MRI) scanner, Toshiba 640 slices CT SCAN, cerebral angiogram, MRA and CTA... for clear, easy image quality easily diagnose and treat brain and spine diseases of both medical and surgical pathology (brain tumor, brain degeneration, white matter degeneration, congenital brain structural diseases, traumatic brain injury, trauma, etc.) spinal injuries, cerebrovascular diseases: aneurysms and cerebrovascular malformations...)
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