Head injury symptoms?

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We know that many health problems affect our lives. A friend of mine had a car accident on his way to work and was unconscious for several days. The doctor said that the brain stem was injured. Brain stem injury refers to the damage of midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata. It is a kind of serious brain injury, which is often divided into two types: primary brain stem injury, Let's take a look at the following

Head injury symptoms?

First: disturbance of consciousness, primary brain stem injury patients, immediately coma after injury, coma for a long time. The recovery of disturbance of consciousness after brain stem injury is relatively slow. Mental retardation and mental symptoms often occur after the recovery of disturbance of consciousness. For example, when the reticular structure is seriously damaged, the patient may be in a vegetative state for a long time. The patient has no obvious conscious activity, and may only have some primitive movements such as coughing, yawning, swallowing and blinking.

The second is the change of pupil and eye movement. Eye movement and pupil regulation are mainly managed by the brain stem's eye movement, trochlear and abducent nucleus, medial longitudinal tract and sympathetic nerve. Decapitation and ankylosis is the manifestation of midbrain injury, with head backward, hyperextension and internal rotation of two upper limbs, hyperextension of two lower limbs, and body in an angle arch reverse state. Denervation and ankylosis indicate that the extensor contraction center is out of control.

Third: hemiplegia is the manifestation of unilateral brain stem injury. Ipsilateral power mechanical paralysis and contralateral upper and lower limb paralysis appear when the midbrain is injured on one side. Ipsilateral abduction and facial paralysis and contralateral upper and lower limb paralysis appear when the pontine is injured on one side. There are respiratory center, heartbeat center and blood vessel movement center in the brain stem. When the brain stem is injured, the changes of vital signs are often obvious.

matters needing attention

Patients must pay attention to personal hygiene, relax and rest in their daily life. Family members must enlighten patients and do not let them have ideological burden. Patients must go to large hospitals for regular treatment and actively cooperate with doctors. They should try not to eat spicy food in their daily life, You can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.