Question 1

with no family history, head injury, fever or drugs what would cause a 16yo to have 2 seizures upon waking.its been 15 years and not another one since?

Accepted Answer

Seizures ave many ca: Many seizures are caused by unknown factors causing irritability of the cerebral cortex. The fact that your son has not had a seizure ib 15 years is certainly encouraging. A medical neurologist is the specialist to consult. Eeg's may be helpful in reassuring you about the long term outlook.

Question 2

how is head injury treated?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Depending on type of damage to brain treatment is planned from nothing to surgery.

Question 3

question: what is head injury really?

Accepted Answer

Head vs brain: Head injury implies damage to any structure in the head.  Brain injury is one aspect of head injury--the most important.  Many head injuries do not involve the brain.  Almost all brain injury implies head injury.

Question 4

what to do if emergency head injury!?

Accepted Answer

Emergency Room: If you consider the injury to be severe, lost consciousness or have a severe headache, go to the Emergency Room where they can  evaluate you and depending on the magnitude of the injury and symptoms do a Head CT scan.

Question 5

husband suffered head injury, what to do?

Accepted Answer

Too vague: This is an incredibly vague ??? If you are concerned you can call your local ER and speak to an RN. If it seems more urgent, go to the ER. Hard to say much more than that given the wide spectrum of injury possible.

Question 6

can a head injury stop growth in a child?

Accepted Answer

Possible: If the pituitary gland is damaged in a head injury production of growth hormone as well as other hormones could not only stop or slow growth

Question 7

how is head injury detected by temperature?

Accepted Answer

High temp bad outcom: In hospitalized patients at risk for ongoing brain injury, the incidence of temperature increases within the range reported to worsen neurologic outcome (elevations of 1.0 degree c or more) was very high - potentially injurious, randomly occurring, and traditionally undertreated temperature.  New therapeutic hypothermia is becoming an important intervention following acute neurologic injury.

Question 8

could a head injury make someone feel sick?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Nausea and vomiting can be caused by head injury and is generally a sign of more serious head trauma requiring medical evaluation.

Question 9

could head injury cause problems years later?

Accepted Answer

Late effects CHI: A person with a head injury bad enough to be admitted to the hospital, has a 65% chance of having long term findings on neuropsych testing, so yes head injury can have profound long term effects.

Question 10

husband suffered head injury help, what to do?

Accepted Answer

ER: If you have enough of a concern to ask for help, then you should go to the er and get evaluated. This is not something to play around with.

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