Beware of Concussions - They Are Brain Injuries

 Concussions may cause physical, cognitive and emotional symptoms. These symptoms will often disappear in about three weeks when there's been sufficient rest following injury. With this sort of injury there may be lack of consciousness of minutes or maybe more and possibly post-amnesia which may last twenty-four hours or less head injuries in car accidents. Loss in consciousness indicates a more severe blow to the pinnacle than if there was none. Concussions are often caused from falls, sports injuries or car accidents.

Headaches are one of the very most common symptoms. Other symptoms can include dizziness, nausea, difficulty with balancing, light sensitivity, blurred vision, confusion, focusing difficulties, disorientation, reasoning problems, concentration, crankiness, tearfulness, inappropriate emotional displays and possibly, but unlikely, convulsions.

It is recommended that following a personal injury such as this that individuals get lots of sleep during the night with rest throughout the day before gradually returning to normal activities. It can also be advised that sufferers don't drink alcohol or take drugs which have not been authorized by their doctors.

It's rare that resultant problems from concussions is going to be permanent but also for those over fifty-five years old, it could take longer to heal or they could have more persistent problems. Occasionally individuals with concussions may have problems with post-concussion syndromes for weeks or possibly even years after. These symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, attention, memory or sleep issues in addition to irritability. Symptoms may be much more severe with subsequent concussions.

When doing research, I heard this 1 concussion sufferer experienced headaches for quite some time following her injury. There have been no follow-up after her injury although she'd lost consciousness. At the time of her injury, little was known about concussions and very little attention paid to them. People are actually becoming more conscious of the seriousness of the injuries and most now realize they are a mild head injury.

In the case of students playing high school sports, concussions are extremely common. Frequently after a brief amount of sitting out, most will return to finish the game. It's serious if they try this as follow-up care is very important after this sort of injury.

It is very important that these injuries be taken seriously not only for today but also for future health and wellbeing also.

Sylvia Behnish has published her first non-fiction novel entitled "Rollercoaster Ride With Brain Injury (For Loved Ones)" which tells of these journey along the trail of progress during the season following her partner's brain injury. Her first fiction book entitled "His Sins", a three generation family saga arrives out early in the new year. She has also had numerous articles published in newspapers and magazines in both Canada and the United States.