Post-concussion syndrome
| Subclass of | concussion, Complication (medicine), cranial trauma, Organic brain syndrome  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | psychiatry, neurology |
| Symptoms and signs | headache, dizziness, irritability |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C50502 |
Post-concussion syndrome anaa (PCS), dem sanso know as persisting postconcussive symptoms, be a set of symptoms wey fi continue for weeks, months, anaa years after a concussion. PCS be medically classified as a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI anaa, more specifically, mTBI).[1][2][3][4][5] About 35% of people plus concussion experience persistent anaa prolonged symptoms 3 to 6 months after injury.[6] Prolonged concussion be defined as having concussion symptoms for over four weeks dey follow de first accident insyd youth den for weeks anaa months insyd adults.[7]
Dem fi make a diagnosis wen symptoms wey dey result from concussion last for more dan three months after de injury.[6][8][9] Loss of consciousness no be required for a diagnosis of concussion anaa post-concussion syndrome.[10] However, e be important say patients find help as soon as dem notice lingering symptoms within one month, den especially wen dem notice dema mental health deteriorating, since dem be at risk of post-concussion syndrome depression.[11][12]
Though der be no specific treatment for PCS, symptoms fi be improved plus medications den physical den behavioral therapy. Education about symptoms den details about expectation of recovery be important. De majority of PCS cases dey resolve after a period of time.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Post-concussion syndrome – Symptoms and causes". mayoclinic.com.
- ↑ Rao V, Lyketsos C (2000). "Neuropsychiatric sequelae of traumatic brain injury". Psychosomatics. 41 (2): 95–103. doi:10.1176/appi.psy.41.2.95. PMID 10749946.
- ↑ Mittenberg W, Strauman S (April 2000). "Diagnosis of mild head injury and the postconcussion syndrome". The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 15 (2): 783–791. doi:10.1097/00001199-200004000-00003. PMID 10739967.
- ↑ Maas A (October 18, 2022). "Mild TBI is not so mild". Lifeyana.
- ↑ Broshek DK, Pardini JE, Herring SA (December 2022). "Persisting symptoms after concussion: Time for a paradigm shift". PM&R. 14 (12): 1509–1513. doi:10.1002/pmrj.12884. PMC 10087676. PMID 36152344.
- 1 2 CENTER-TBI (November 8, 2019). "Post-Concussion Symptoms in Complicated vs. Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients at Three and Six Months Post-Injury: Results from the CENTER-TBI Study". Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8 (11) – via MDPI.
- ↑ Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation. "Guidelines for Concussion/mTBI and Persistent Symptoms: 3rd Ed". braininjuryguidelines.org. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ McHugh T, Laforce R, Gallagher P, Quinn S, Diggle P, Buchanan L (March 2006). "Natural history of the long-term cognitive, affective, and physical sequelae of mild traumatic brain injury". Brain and Cognition. 60 (2): 209–211. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2004.09.018. PMID 16646125. S2CID 53190838.
- ↑ Bigler ED (January 2008). "Neuropsychology and clinical neuroscience of persistent post-concussive syndrome". Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 14 (1): 1–22. doi:10.1017/S135561770808017X. PMID 18078527.
- ↑ "Post-concussion syndrome – Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic.
- ↑ Hellewell SC, Beaton CS, Welton T, Grieve SM (May 19, 2020). "Characterizing the Risk of Depression Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Comparing Chronic mTBI to Non-mTBI Populations". Frontiers in Neurology. 11 350. doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.00350. PMC 7248359. PMID 32508733.
- ↑ Wienhoven M (October 18, 2022). "Post-concussion syndrome depression". Lifeyana.