Question 1

can a concussion cause nightmares ?

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Possibly: if the symptoms is new after the concussion, possible?  Did you take any new medications as well?

Question 2

can concussions cause fevers?

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Central fever: Fevers can sometimes originate from the brain following things like aneurysm rupture  or severe brain injury. Central fevers, however, are typically a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning more common causes need to be ruled out. A "concussion" is unlikely to cause this.

Question 3

could a concussion cause reading problems?

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Yes: Causes brain injury and can be a problem w vision and even severe enough to cause senility.

Question 4

can a concussion cause you to feel hot flashes?

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Yes: Concussions cause cause many symptoms, dizziness, blurred vision, headaches and yes even flushes.  Make sure you rest the brain, no texting, computers, video games or loud music.  And especially no sports that can cause heaad injury until all symptoms have resolved.

Question 5

will a concussion cause you to start stammering?

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Possible: Head trauma is not a benign problem.  One can expect many problems after a concussion although most will resolve if it's not too severe.  If stammering started after your head injury, then speech therapy can help tremendously.

Question 6

can a concussion cause hot flashes? messed up cycles?

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Yes yes: Concussion, now more properly known as mild traumatic brain injury, can disturb hormonal regulation via the hypothalamic-pituitary axis as well as disruption of proper functioning of the autonomic nervous system.  Regulation may be difficult and usually is only symptomatic, ie not truly reversible.

Question 7

will one concussion cause permanent damage or lessen iq?

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Depends: Concussions are not one size fits all, nor is one outcome common to all. It can vary from a simple knockout with brief loss of consciousness, but no effect on past or current memory. It could also be from a major event involving permanent brain damage.You get more specific responses from the site if you provide specific details about the issue.

Question 8

could getting several concussions have caused my dystonia?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Repeated trauma to the brain can result in memory issues, movement disorders (ie mohammed ali). This usually does not occur if there have been only a few concussions, but rather repeated injuries over extended periods of time. However, one bad brain injury can be life threatening and change your life forever. Protect yourself from head injuries, especially when involved in high risk activities.

Question 9

can a basketball hitting your face from a teammate passing it cause a concussion?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Signs would be feeling "out of it", headache, memory loss, fatigue.

Question 10

can going over a relatively small bump at 21km/h cause a second concussion 6 days after a mild one?

Accepted Answer

: Will be repetitive.  By definition, a cerebral concussion is a closed head injury causing loss of consciousness, amnesia, or both.  If you did not experience these events, you did NOT have a concussion.

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