Traumatic brain injury - Overview
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If you are experiencing symptoms, seek medical attention immediately.Symptoms are sudden and range from mild to severe. Loss of consciousness Mild to severe headache Nausea or vomiting Dilation of pupils Loss of coordination Sleeping disorders Convulsion Dizziness or fatigue Loss of balance Sensory Symptoms Blurred vision Double vision Ringing sound in ears Loss of ability to smell Sensitivity to light or sound Memory problems Alexia Speaking disorder Dysgraphia Mood swings Depression or Anxiety Coma There are several mechanisms of brain injury like open head injury, closed head injury, deceleration injury. Various causes of TBI are: Falling down Vehicle accidents Public or domestic violence Explosions Sport injuries Combat injuries The risk factors include: Children less than 4 years old Young adults between the ages of 15 and 24 People above 60 years of age Gender - men are more prone than women Altered consciousness Seizures Fluid buildup Infections Blood vessel damage Nerve damage Cognitive problems Communication problems Sensory deficits Emotional and behavioral problems
Loss of consciousness
Mild to severe headache
Nausea or vomiting
Dilation of pupils
Loss of coordination
Sleeping disorders
Convulsion
Dizziness or fatigue
Loss of balance
Sensory Symptoms
Blurred vision
Double vision
Ringing sound in ears
Loss of ability to smell
Sensitivity to light or sound
Memory problems
Alexia
Speaking disorder
Dysgraphia
Mood swings
Depression or Anxiety
Coma
There are several mechanisms of brain injury like open head injury, closed head injury, deceleration injury. Various causes of TBI are:
Falling down
Vehicle accidents
Public or domestic violence
Explosions
Sport injuries
Combat injuries
The risk factors include:
Children less than 4 years old
Young adults between the ages of 15 and 24
People above 60 years of age
Gender - men are more prone than women
Altered consciousness
Seizures
Fluid buildup
Infections
Blood vessel damage
Nerve damage
Cognitive problems
Communication problems
Sensory deficits
Emotional and behavioral problems
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