Brain concussion occurs in the case of mechanical damage and trauma to the head and leads to a temporary, local scale, a disorder in his work.
Concussion can be diagnosed in the right or left hemisphere of the head, in the brainstem, or in the cerebellum, or in several areas of the brain simultaneously.
What lies at the root of the problem?
Speaking about the causes that lead to brain concussion, doctors consider the following factors:
- head injury - bruise, shock, concussion, drop and so on;
- of a short-term nature, sharp increase in pressure inside the skull of the ;
- Inflammation of the brain - gray matter or its coat;
- has failed in biochemical processes and liquor indices .
Three degrees of concussion - three groups of symptoms
Depending on the degree of severity of the contusion, the contusion of the brain is conventionally divided into the following categories:
- Light degree of concussion - in this case the brain damage and its shell are insignificant and therefore the symptomatology is not pronounced,proceeds quickly, eliminating itself without special medical intervention after 2-3 days. Such a degree of concussion does not bear negative consequences in the future and in the majority does not require a special course of treatment, but only control over the patient's health by the doctors.
- Average degree of disorder - in this case the patient may lose consciousness for a period of time from half an hour to several hours, vomiting and
nausea will also disturb the patient, he develops aggression or a certain inhibition, there are problems with breathing and palpitations. The flow of this stage can be from several days to one and a half months - after this period, the broken brain work gradually, slowly, is restored. Restoration of the patient can be either complete or partial - it all depends on which part of the brain is affected, the person requires appropriate treatment and regular monitoring of the health status of the doctors for 6-12 months. - Severe degree of - in this case the patient may not regain consciousness after a head injury from several hours and up to 2-3 weeks. In this case, there is a significant disruption in the work of many organs and systems, and not only the brain, mental disorders and neurological nature of defects occur. Sometimes a patient may die without coming after a head injury into consciousness, and if he does, he may be affected by severe consequences in the form of paralysis and psycho-emotional disorders.
Symptom groups
To identify which symptoms are inherent in brain contusion, it should be understood that this depends on what degree of injury is diagnosed in one or another case.
Given the separation of concussion into severity, each of them is marked by its symptoms, which have this or that intensity:
- Symptomatic inherent to mild concussion, marked by a short-term loss of consciousness - a maximum of 8-10
minutes, seizures of the headpain and nausea, vomiting and dizziness. Also, a patient may be disturbed by a temporary loss of memory, when the patient does not remember exactly how he got his injury, the development of tachycardia and bradycardia, and increased blood pressure. - Symptoms associated with disorder of moderate severity are manifested in the form of pronounced memory loss, severe headache and dizziness, as well as disruption of vital organs and systems, staggering when walking and malfunctioning in the sensitivity of the limbs.
- Speaking about the symptoms characterizing the brain contusion of severe , it should be noted that in this case the patient loses consciousness for a period of several hours to 2-3 weeks, he is diagnosed with a malfunction in all systems and organs, which is accompanied by the development of tachycardia, psychosomatic disorders, temporary development of paralysis of the hands and feet. Also, the patient can be affected by epilepsy and diagnosed failure in speech and hearing, will reveal a massive scale of hemorrhage, and deaths are also frequent.
Medical Assistance
Each patient who has suffered a head trauma, a concussion of one or another degree of severity, is placed in a medical institution - neurological or traumatological department. After the examination with the help of MRI and computed tomography, X-ray study - the doctor prescribes a course of treatment, based on the results.
When diagnosing mild concussion and moderate severity of brain damage, doctors usually prescribe 
a traditional, conservative course of treatment - nootropics and neuroprotectors, prescribe antihistamines, and dehydration of the whole organism.
Also taking into account the history of the disease course and patient complaints, analgesics, antiemetics, relieving body temperature and anticonvulsants can be prescribed.
If the patient sustained a severe head injury and has a severe degree of concussion diagnosed, the course of treatment is performed in the intensive care unit.
If necessary, the patient is connected to the ventilator, and after the stabilization of the internal organs can be performed a surgical procedure that is performed to decompress the pressure in the skull and brain, so that internal bleeding can stop and the dead, damaged tissues of gray matter can be removed.
After medical and surgical intervention, the patient may be prescribed exercise therapy and exercises with a speech therapist, mandatory observance of complete rest and intake of vitamins, normalization of his psychological state.
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Consequences of the transferred contusion
Consequences of a brain contusion can be manifested as headaches and shortness of breath, fear of loud and sharp noises, light, stammering. Psychological disorders can also develop.
When obtaining an average degree of concussion of the head and brain as complications, there may be malfunctioning of the heart muscle, the entire 
respiratory system. With severe contusions, a patient may die without coming to consciousness.
In any case, regardless of the severity of the injury, concussion will be accompanied by fractures and cracks, concussion of the brain, as well as internal ruptures of organs and systems, their bruises - especially the liver, kidneys, spleen.
With regard to preventive measures aimed at preventing the development of concussion, physicians recommend in daily life to strictly observe the rules of personal safety, the rules of behavior in places with increased danger, where a mechanical effect on the human body is possible.
In military time, from a possible concussion is unlikely to be protected. In any case, when the first symptoms of adulthood appear, you should immediately visit a doctor and undergo an appropriate examination.
