What is Head Trauma?
Head trauma is any trauma to the brain or skull which may or may not require immediate medical attention at the moment. Head trauma can be either open or closed. In a closed head trauma the injury can range from a bump on the bead to a traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury is when there has been some damage to the brain that can result in symptoms such as memory loss, dizziness, brain fog, headaches, pressure around the head and more.
What are some Symptoms?
The symptoms for head trauma vary based on the intensity of the impact or blow to the head. However, some symptoms of head trauma include but are not limited to:
-convulsions
-confusion
-loss of consciousness
-slurred speech
-severe headache
-vomiting
-low breathing rate
-memory loss
Causes of Head Injury:
Head Injury can be caused by a blow or impact to the head. Some of the most common instances where this may occur is during sports, car accidents, violence, falls and more. In order to ensure no traumatic brain injury occurs try wearing protection for your head and avoiding risky situations.
Treatment options:
In order to treat varying degrees of head injury it is important to assess how severe the blow to the head was as well as by the impacting symptoms an individual experiences. Norcal Brain Center is specialized in helping identify the impacts of head injury through various different tests that aim to test functions that could have become impaired after damage to different areas of the brain. Once a thorough assessment has been completed, the doctors formulate a specialized plan to target the brain areas that have been affected after the head injury.
What is Neck Trauma?
Neck Trauma is any form of trauma that occurs to the neck area which can usually cause stiffness and discomfort. Neck damage does include damage to the soft tissue, bones, and nerves along the spinal cord which starts at the back of the neck.
Causes of Neck Trauma:
The most common causes of neck injuries include:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Falls
- Acts of violence
- Sports and recreational injuries
- Alcohol
- Diseases
Types of Neck Trauma:
The most common type of neck trauma is seen as muscle strain, whiplash, or cervical dislocation. Like head traumas, neck trauma can vary in intensity once the soft tissue in the neck is damaged. The most severe cases may require emergent medical treatment due to pain or risk of fracture or vertebral dislocation.
What are some symptoms?
Neck injuries can lead to spinal cord injury and permanent disability.
Symptoms of a neck injury often include:
- Extreme back pain or pressure in your neck, head or back
- Weakness, incoordination, or paralysis in any part of your body
- Numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in your hands, fingers, feet or toes
- Loss of bladder or bowel control
- Difficulty with balance and walking
- Impaired breathing after injury
Oddly positioned or twisted neck or back
