Concussion symptoms
If you have concussion, you will have such concussion symptoms as repeated vomiting, rapid breathing, slowing or quickening of the pulse. But all these figures will soon normalize. For most people, blood pressure, quickly getting back to normal, although there are times when it sharply and persistently increased. This is due to not only the trauma, but also high-stress feelings. The body temperature does not change. When a person regains consciousness after concussion it’s typical for him such complaints as headache, insomnia, tinnitus, flushing, discomfort, feeling of stuffiness. Note that concussion symptoms can vary in individual cases; it all depends on the structure of the human body. Concussion is largely determined by age-related factors. In infants and young children concussion often occurs without impairment of consciousness. In children younger (preschool) age concussion can occur without loss of consciousness. The general condition improved within 2-3 days.
In adults and elderly the loss of consciousness in concussion occurs much less frequently than in young and middle age. Headaches are often intermittent in nature, localized in the occipital region, and they last from 3 to 7 days, appearing in considerable intensity in patients suffering from hypertension. There is often dizziness.
Typical symptoms of concussion:
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Stun
- Impairment
- Irritability
Since while concussion, by definition, the brain does not get a physical trauma, physical examination does not give grounds to assume about concussion. Among the indirect concussion symptoms we can note:
- The delay in responses to questions or following instructions
- Poor concentration
- Emotional lability (changes in the emotional sphere or unstable emotional state)
- Articulation disorders
- Character changes
