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Head Injury Headache Days Later On
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 Sources
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 »
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 »
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 »
Whiplash
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
You may feel pain and stiffness in your neck for the first few days after a whiplash injury. You may feel better early on, but the pain and stiffness... Read more »
Concussion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A concussion with bleeding or brain damage must be treated in a hospital.If the concussion occured during a sporting event and resulted in a... Read more »
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