What is concussion

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Before it rained heavily, I accidentally fell on my battery car, and my whole head fell heavily on the ground. I went to the hospital for examination. The doctor said that I had a concussion. Now I'm still hospitalized for observation and treatment, and I don't have any other discomfort for the time being. Let's talk about what concussion is.

What is concussion

First: concussion refers to the transient brain dysfunction immediately after the head is hit by external force. There are still many controversies about the pathogenesis. The clinical manifestations were transient coma, amnesia, headache, nausea and vomiting. No positive signs were found in nervous system examination.

Second: symptomatic treatment, psychological treatment, so that patients eliminate fear, Anxiety Psychology, contribute to the cure of headache, in patients with concussion to do a detailed examination, if necessary, CT scanning, magnetic resonance imaging and other examinations, in the elimination of brain organic lesions, it is necessary to do patient explanation work.

Third: concussion is the lightest type of closed craniocerebral injury. It can occur alone or in combination with other brain injuries, such as brain contusion, laceration or intracranial hematoma. The main manifestation of concussion is loss of consciousness. The recent events after injury are often forgotten, but the past events can be clearly recalled.

matters needing attention

Concussion is the lightest kind of brain injury, most of which can be cured after treatment. This disease can also occur alone, or coexist with other brain injuries such as intracranial hematoma. Therefore, we should pay attention to make differential diagnosis in time.