What are the symptoms of concussion?

develops after trauma, head injury as a consequence of short-term impact of the brain soft tissues of the skull bones. Vessels do not suffer at impact, but there is a stretching of the processes of nerve cells. Although concussion is considered one of the most not serious injuries, it can cause serious consequences. That is why it is important to know how to detect concussion in the early stages yourself.

Common symptoms of light, medium and heavy concussion

brain depending on the intensity and nature of the injury develops some degree of concussion. With different degrees of shaking, there are different symptoms. There are three degrees of injury:

• I degree - easy;
• II degree - medium;
• III degree - heavy.

In the first stage, there is the following symptoms mild concussion: syncope, dezorientatsiya. Poterya consciousness otsutstvuet. Pervichnye symptoms disappear after 10 - 20 minutes. At the second stage, the disorientation state lasts more than 20 minutes.

In the third stage, the consequences are most serious. There is a short-term( and sometimes prolonged) loss of consciousness. The disorientation state also lasts more than 20 minutes. Possible short-term memory loss - the patient does not remember how he was injured and what preceded her. Most often, with time, memory returns. Its recovery takes from 1 - 2 hours to 5 days( rarely - more).

How to find out right after the injury if there is a concussion

The most important factor in the treatment of a concussion is time. The sooner a victim applies for medical help, the EEG will make it easier to prevent the occurrence of serious consequences of the disease. Knowledge of how a concussion is manifested will help to understand the severity of the condition and to consult a doctor as early as possible. Some of its signs are visible in the first minutes after the injury.

Nausea and vomiting - these symptoms appear a few minutes after getting injured. Vomiting at this stage is single. Nausea is mild, but prolonged, accompanies the patient and many hours after injury to the head.

Disorientation, stupor comes also in the first minutes. The patient is confused, often there is a very short memory loss, a person can not understand where is and what happened. Loss of consciousness occurs with sufficiently severe injuries. It lasts from a few seconds to several hours.

Dizziness and impaired coordination sometimes accompanies a loss of balance. Dizziness, usually, lasts up to several days and is of varying intensity. Problems with coordination disappear quickly enough - from a few seconds, to several minutes( rarely - more than an hour).

The headache appears not only in the place of the bruise, but also is felt by the pulsation inside the head. Sensations are quite intense and are of a permanent nature. The pain persists for a long time. Sometimes there is pain in the rotation of the eyeballs. Ringing in the ears and the inability to focus the view arises a few minutes after the injury and remain with the victim for several hours.

Other ways that , how to determine a brain concussion, require special medical knowledge. In the absence of such knowledge, it is difficult to measure the pulse. Its slowdown or acceleration are symptoms of concussion. Changes in the autonomic nervous system are visible and appear as a sharp redness or paleness kozhi. No is the symptom and latent, not manifest themselves. The same applies to changes in the actions of the sympathetic nervous system, they may or may not manifest as sweating.

How to identify after hours after injury concussion

It often happens that parents learn about the trauma the child received, only after a rather long time after the injury. In such a situation, it is important to remember which symptoms appear in the concussion after some time after the trauma. Often, there is a throbbing headache and dizziness that occur immediately after the injury. There is a slight nausea, sometimes its intensity increases. There are also new symptoms of concussion: vegetative and neurological.

Vegetative symptoms

The altered intracranial pressure affects the autonomic nervous system, which in turn causes a change in the size of the pupil. Pupils can be, as constantly expanded, and constantly narrowed. This state can change, that is, there is a periodic change in the size of the pupil.

When you look away, you can notice a significant shaking of the image. When looking at the patient from the outside, it looks like the pupils trembling. Thus, in order for the patient to have something to consider aside, he needs to turn his head.

Neurological symptoms of

The asymmetry of tendon reflexes arises. This symptom is able to check only the neurologist on the basis of tomography, but you can try to do it yourself. When you tap the hammer on a certain zone in the region of the knee, there is a reflex that forces the leg to move. Normally, both legs move in the same way, with a concussion, the trajectory of one can be significantly different from the other.

How, a few hours after the injury, to know exactly, is there a concussion? To do this, you need to find out from the victim whether there were other symptoms. Although a strong change in the size of the pupil and the asymmetry of the reflexes in themselves are also alarming signs.

Late symptoms of

A day or two after the injury, a number of other signs appear. If there is no treatment, then nausea, painful pulsation in the head, dizziness do not disappear. Tinnitus, distortion of vision and vegetative changes can still be present. At this stage, there may be amnesia, even if initially it was absent. The patient forgets about how he was injured and what preceded it.

There are changes in the psyche. Increases irritability, depression occurs. At this stage, also develop sleep disorders - it can be like insomnia, and increased sleepiness, superficial intermittent sleep and other. Reduces concentration and the ability to concentrate.

Photo photophobia develops, it can even irritate not too intense daylight. When you look at it, headache and other symptoms may increase. Loud sounds also cause similar symptoms. Smells start to be distorted, possible olfactory hallucinations.

Why it is important to know the signs of a slight or severe concussion

Concussion is a rather dangerous injury. So you need to know how to diagnose it in the early stages. After all, delay in this matter will contribute to the development of the disease and a significant deterioration in the patient's condition. There are many characteristic features that will help in time to seek medical help. Among them, vegetative, neurological, psychological and other symptoms.

Anyone can accidentally get injured, and therefore it is important for everyone to know , how to test a concussion. In the high-risk group are athletes and people who lead an active lifestyle. Parents of school children are also very useful to know the signs of a concussion.