Headache hurts after headache: causes and consequences

According to statistics, up to 70-80% of head injuries end with concussion. This pathology is characterized by gross neurologic problems, and one of her frequent symptoms is headache. Is the head always hurting after a blow? What does this mean? And how to treat a concussion?

Head injuries have serious health consequences. They can cause concussion, bruising, concussion of the brain, vascular rupture or interstitial hematoma. Even minor damage can lead to further problems: why after a headache the head hurts, what consequences this can lead to, and how to avoid complications: more in our review.

Causes of pain in trauma

Pain is a natural reaction to damage to the body. In addition to the headache of the victim may be worried about weakness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, memory problems and dizziness. In severe cases, loss of consciousness and coma develops. These symptoms are a sign of squeezing the brain substance and damaging the nerve cells. The nature of the sensations and the possible consequences depend on the type of injury. Pain can be caused by:

• falling;
• with a sharp or blunt object on the head;
• head damage at work or during an accident.

If after a stroke a person has a headache, it is important to immediately consult a doctor for examination and a complete diagnostic examination.

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Symptoms of concussion

Head injuries and pain syndrome are very common. Unfortunately, not always there is help to patients and there is a timely examination. There is an explanation for this:

• high risk of injury both at work and at home;
• appearance of neurologic symptoms after 36-48 hours, and not immediately after the incident;
• is the difficulty in determining the problem, which is the scarcity of clinical symptoms, the underestimation of the condition, the lack of qualification of first-line medical workers.

Please note! Postponed concussion in a quarter of cases causes chronic, causeless headaches, which are difficult to treat with traditional anesthetic medications.

Any craniocerebral injury can lead to a concussion of the brain. Common symptoms of this pathology are:

1. Loss of consciousness( usually short-term, up to 2-3 minutes).The longer this period, the heavier the concussion.
2. Memory impairment - often the victim after the return of consciousness can not name the circumstances of the injury. Retrograde amnesia is associated with gross impairment of active brain activity at the time of the stroke.
3. Severe weakness.
4. Noise in the ears.
5. If a woman( or man) complains that she hit her head, and now her neck hurts, this is often another manifestation of a concussion. In this case, the pain is acute, often unbearable, pulsating.
6. Dizziness.
7. Pain in the movement of eyeballs.
8. Symmetric hemorrhage under the eyes( "symptom of glasses") is a characteristic symptom of brain concussion, appearing 2-8 hours after injury.
9. Nausea, vomiting.
10. Perspiration.
11. Increasing or vice versa, slowing of the heartbeat.
12. Flashes of blood to the face and skull, which the victim feels like heat, tingling.
13. Sleep disorders.

All these symptoms can develop gradually, within 2-3 days. Therefore, if the patient who bumped her head does not complain about her headache during the initial examination, and after 1-2 her condition deteriorates sharply, perhaps this is due to the peculiarities of the course of the disease.

Principles of Treatment of

If the victim has a headache after the stroke: what to do in this case? Follow the recommendations of doctors:

1. Give the victim first aid. If he is conscious, lay him on a firm flat surface, lifting his head and shoulders slightly above the pelvis and legs. If a person is stunned, does not respond to speech and other stimuli addressed to him, lay him on his right side, slightly tilting his head back and turning his face down. In this case the left extremities should be bent at an angle of 90 ° and freely lie on the ground. This position will provide the victim with a lightweight intake of fresh air in the respiratory tract, and will not allow choking with gastric contents with possible vomiting.
2. Call an ambulance or take the injured person to the emergency room for initial medical examination.

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After examining and assessing the severity of the condition, the patient can be released home with recommendations or left in the neurological ward of the hospital for treatment. All victims with a concussion prescribed strict bed rest, more sleep and rest. The patient is forbidden to watch TV shows and films, listen to radio, music and even read for 10-14 days, as this can lead to irritation of the central nervous system. Depending on the symptoms of the disease the doctor prescribes:

• painkillers( Ketorolac, Pentalgin);
• sedatives( Phenobarbital, Finnipsin);
• light sleeping pills( based on chamomile, mint, motherwort);
• anticonvulsants;
• preparations for the expansion of cerebral vessels and prevention of cerebral edema( Sermion, Cavinton, Euphyllin);
• antioxidant therapy( Glycine, Mexidol).

Within a year after the injury, the patient is registered with a neurologist. During this period, a specialist can assess the dynamics of treatment and determine the delayed effects of a concussion. If, after a headache, the neck hurts for a long time, and the patient is worried about periodic headaches, the doctor prescribes an additional examination( CT, MRI) to pinpoint the cause of the pain.