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Bad Headache And Pressure Months After Head Injury
- Head Injury In Adults
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Diagnosis
All head injuries should be evaluated promptly by a doctor, so either call for emergency help or have a friend or family member drive you to an emergency department. Once you arrive at the emergency department, the doctor will want to know:
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How you hurt your head, including the height of your fall or your position (front seat, back seat, driver) in a car accident
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Your immediate reaction to the injury, especially any loss of consciousness or memory loss
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From Our Sources
Head injury
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Brain injury; Head trauma; ConcussionSymptomsThe symptoms of a head injury can occur immediately or develop slowly over several hours or days. Even... Read more »
Increased intracranial pressure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Increased intracranial pressure is a rise in the pressure inside the skull that can result from or cause brain injury. Alternative Names ... Read more »
Head Injury In Children
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention To help prevent head injuries in children: Never leave your baby alone on a changing table, bed, chair or raised surface.... Read more »
Aneurysm in the brain
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Aneurysm - cerebral; Cerebral aneurysmSymptomsA person may have an aneurysm without having any symptoms. This kind of aneurysm may be found when an... Read more »
Concussion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that may result in a bad headache, altered levels of alertness, or unconsciousness.It temporarily... Read more »
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