How can you tell if you have a concussion?

Good question: A hot topic now due to school sports. Concussion is a disruption of brain function acutely following a head injury. Immediate assessment of brain function is necessary to really make the diagnosis. Simple exams are available now that trained personnel can administer on the field. Exams done later in ers or clinics are not reliable. Most important is disruption of awareness.

Common symptoms: Common symptoms include brief or longer disruption or loss of consciousness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headache, brief or longer amnesia, visual disturbances, etc. There are various classification systems for mild, moderate and severe:. See: http://cpancf.Com/headinjuryclassification.Asp for more about symptoms and classifications of severity.

Concussion: The effects of concussions can vary and be unpredictable. It depends on the severity of the injury. The symptoms can include headache, dizziness, vision change (blurred vision/ double vision), nausea/vomiting. If your symptoms or headache are severe, or if you have a loss of consciousness, you should get evaluated immediately.

Three ways: 1) you cannot account for a period of time following the event-even if your friends or other observers say you acted awake 2) you have difficulty concentrating, easily distracted, bit irritable, sleeping is off, mild headache 3) if you hop on one foot, trying to stay on a floor target, you find you cannot stay on the target for ten hops.

Depends: The effects of concussions can vary and be unpredictable. It depends on the severity of the injury. The symptoms can include headache, dizziness, vision change (blurred vision/ double vision), nausea/vomiting. If your symptoms or headache are severe, or if you have a loss of consciousness, you should get evaluated immediately.