Trauma Stage:
- Loss of consciousness
- Change in mental state
- Biomechanical potential for injury
- Amnesia
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Blurred Vision
Other Physical Symptoms:
- Fatigue
- Sleep Disturbance
- Lethargy
- Sensory Loss
- Seizures/Abnormal Twitching
Cognitive Deficits Involving:
- Attention
- Concentration
- Perception
- Memory
- Speech/Language
- Executive Functions
Behavioral Changes or Alterations in Emotional Responsivity:
- Irritability
- Quickness to Anger
- Disinhibition
- Flattened Emotional Effect
- Emotional Liability
NEXT: Brain Injury Representation.
Understanding Subtle Brain Injury
The concussions that disable, are almost always more symptomatic at 24 hours, than at the 2-4 hour time frame when injured persons are evaluated in the emergency room. Brain injury symptoms escalate over the first 24 hours, because brain injury involves a cascade of events. It is critical that if you are still symptomatic the day after your injury, go back to the same Emergency Room, don’t wait for a doctors appointment. It is critical that the Emergency Room personnel see that the symptoms still persist or have gotten worse.
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