Head Injury
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Head Injury Symptoms
Symptoms of a minor head injury include:
Dizziness
Headache
Nausea
Sleepiness
Fatigue
Symptoms of a serious head injury include:
Amnesia
:
An
inability to remember
events prior to or just after the injury
Bruising around the eyes:
Black eyes on both sides
Confusion
Lethargy:
Excessive sleepiness or drowsiness
Loss of consciousness
Numbness in one arm
or leg:
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Leg numbness (unilateral)
Arm and leg numbness (unilateral)
Weakness in one arm
or leg:
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Arm and leg weakness (unilateral)
Difficulty walking
Difficulty speaking
Repeated
vomiting
Seizures
Severe
headache
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Related Topics:
Brain contusion
Concussion
Epidural hematoma
Skull fracture
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subdural hematoma
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Head injury with laceration
Head injury without laceration
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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Head Injury References:
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Smits M, Dippel DW, de Haan GG, Dekker HM, Vos PE, Kool DR, Nederkoorn PJ, Hofman PA, Twijnstra A, Tanghe HL, Hunink MG. External validation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for CT scanning in patients with minor head injury. JAMA. 2005 Sep 28;294(12):1519-25.
Tender GC, Awasthi D. Risk stratification in mild head injury patients: the head injury predictive index. J La State Med Soc. 2003 Nov-Dec;155(6):338-42.
