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Head Injury And Headaches
Brain injury; Head trauma; Concussion
Symptoms
The symptoms of a head injury can occur immediately or develop slowly over several hours or days. Even if the skull is not fractured, the brain can bang against the inside of the skull and be bruised. The head may look fine, but complications could result from bleeding or swelling inside the skull.
In any serious head trauma, always assume the spinal cord is also injured.
Some head injuries result in prolonged or nonreversible brain...
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From Our Experts
Headaches following closed head injury, ears ringing, heart, thyroid?
Full Question: I had a closed head injury in a boating accident eleven years ago. I now get headaches that start with neck pain and facial... Read more »
06/18/07 #1: Father with enormous headache since hit in head in 1971?
Full Question: My father had a smack on his head with a rifle in military services back in 1971. The force was enough to split his helmet... Read more »
Headache, Traumatic Brain Injury and Gender Differences
Each year, over half a million children, through age 14, are seen in the emergency room to be evaluated for traumatic brain injury (TBI).... Read more »
Bad headache on top left side of head since falling?
Full Question: I had a fall back in december, went to the hospital and they said i was ok, since then i have had really bad headaches on... Read more »
Don't Ignore Head Trauma and Headaches
The transcript of this podcast is below. If you prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the MigraineCast Web site. Hello... Read more »
From Our Sources
Mild trauma linked to soldiers' headaches
Mild head or neck injuries may be to blame for headache pain experienced by soldiers returning from combat, researchers say. A study by two... Read more »
Head Injury In Adults
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
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... Read more »
Head Injury In Children
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
In most cases of mild childhood head injuries, parents call the doctor's office first to determine whether their child needs to be evaluated in... 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 »
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 »
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