Brain Trauma: Aftereffect of a Violent Blow
Trauma to the brain can happen by a violent blow to the head or the body. Anything from outside which penetrates inside the skull also causes trauma.
The traumatic injury can either be mild which means that the effects of the injury will only be for a small time and is temporary. The more serious injury which causes physical damage such as tearing of tissues, bruises, bleeding or any other physical damage can cause serious complications and can be fatal too.
Symptoms
The symptoms of trauma to the brain sometimes are observed immediately and sometimes the symptoms appear after days or weeks.
The symptoms that appear when the trauma is mild
- Loss of consciousness. The consciousness is usually retained within few seconds to few minutes.
- Dazed
- Confusion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Fatigue or tiredness
- Drowsiness
- Sleeping more than usual
- Difficulty in balancing
- Slurring of speech
- Blurred vision
- Ringing in ears
- Bad taste in the mouth
- Sense of smell altered.
- Mood swings
- Memory or concentration issue.
Symptoms caused because of moderate trauma
- Loss of consciousness. Consciousness is regained usually after several minutes to a few hours.
- Persistent nausea and vomiting
- Severe headache that worsens over time.
- Sudden seizure
- Dilatation of pupils
- Weakness and numbness of extremities
- Difficulty to weak up
- Discharge of clear fluids from nose or ears
- Confusion
- Slurred speech
- Agitation
- Coma
- Loss of coordination
- Children tend to weep and lose interest even in playing their favorite games.
Causes of Brain trauma
Usual causes of trauma are:
- Fall
- Vehicle-related collision
- Violence
- Sports injuries
- Explosive blasts
- Combat injury
Risk factors
People who are at risk are:
- Infant and young children
- Young adults
- Older adults
- Males are at higher risk.
Complications of Brain trauma
The complications of traumatic brain injury sometimes are very severe. The complications are:
- Coma
- Damage in brain tissue can cause vegetative state which can be permanent but usually patients recover.
- Brain death
- Seizure
- Hydrocephalus or accumulation of fluid in ventricles of the brain.
- Vertigo
- Headaches
- Damage to of the blood vessels.
- Paralysis
- Altered senses
- Dizziness
- Ringing in the ears
- Vision impairment
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Loss of vision
- Anger and anxiety
- Loss of vision
Prevention of Brain trauma
The trauma can be prevented by following a few safety tips:
- Preventing fall by taking necessary intervention
- Wearing helmets
- Using a seat belt and airbags while driving
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does brain trauma occur in case of injury only?
Hey Himanshu,
Brain trauma is usually caused due to trauma which could either be a blow or a jolt to the head or to the body.
Brain trauma is not restricted only to injury but brain trauma also happens in cases of bullet injury where a bullet penetrates the skull and damages the brain cell similarly if the skull bone gets shattered and injuries the brain cells causing trauma to the brain cells. Anything that damages brain cells because of injury or penetration of foreign particle is the cause of brain trauma.
If the brain cells get affected because of some ailment then it is not considered as traumatic brain injury.