What is Traumatic Brain Injury Syndrome?

As we all know, the brain is one of the most important organs in the human body. All brain nerves control human behavior and senses. Once the brain is traumatized, it will always directly affect the body. But there are always bumps and bumps or accidents in life that can cause brain damage. Traumatic brain injury syndrome is a complication or sequelae caused by brain trauma. This article briefly introduces craniocerebral injury syndrome.

Post-traumatic brain syndrome is a common

Clinical manifestations

The clinical characteristics of post-traumatic syndrome are severe subjective symptoms and absent or mild objective signs, mainly headache, dizziness and nervous system dysfunction.

1. Headache and dizziness

Headache is the most common symptom, accounting for about 78%. The main symptoms are diffuse head swelling and throbbing headache, which is persistent and severe. The attack time is irregular, mostly in the afternoon. The location is often in the forehead and temporal area or the back of the occipital area, sometimes involving the entire head, or a feeling of oppression or ring-like tightness on the top of the head, causing drowsiness and restlessness all day long. Headaches located behind the pillow are often accompanied by neck muscle tension and pain, which are mostly related to craniocervical injuries. Headaches can be caused by insomnia, fatigue, bad mood, etc.

Dizziness is also common, accounting for about 50%. Patients often complain of dizziness, but in fact it is not true vertigo but a subjective feeling of cloudiness in the head, unclear thinking or a feeling of confusion. Sometimes they think they cannot maintain balance, which is often aggravated by turning the head or changing body position. However, neurological examination shows no clear vestibular dysfunction or ataxia. After appropriate symptomatic treatment and comfort and encouragement, the symptoms may be alleviated or disappear, but they will reappear soon.

2. Hysterical reaction

Patients experience mood swings, are easily irritated and angry, sometimes have muscle spasms, decreased vision, decreased hearing, close their eyes and remain silent, or cry and laugh involuntarily, or even suffer from hysterical paralysis. In severe cases, they are in a state of stupor or mutism.

3. Neurological signs

There are usually no definite positive signs.

treat

1. Explain work and psychological counseling patiently and carefully to eliminate concerns.

2. Treat symptomatically.

3. Encourage patients to participate in physical exercise appropriately and resume daily life and work.

4. Comprehensive treatments such as physical therapy, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, etc. can help improve and recover.

5. Give appropriate sedatives, tranquilizers and analgesics.