Disease Information for Concussion
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A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries; The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours; Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe; Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY)---(From Rowland, Merritt"s Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418)-----------
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- Coma with normal Head CT Scan
- Inebriated/no alcohol on breath/presentation
- Presentation/Ataxia in a child-Acute
- Presentation/Football injury/unconsciousness on field
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- Scalp tenderness/pain
- Orthostatic drop in blood pressure
- Vomiting
- Vomiting in Children
- Absent focal neurologic signs/expected
- Acute ataxia
- AIDS with Altered Mental State
- Altered mental status/Mental status change
- Amnesia/event, retrograde/antegrade
- Apathy/Indifference
- Ataxia
- Ataxia/Staggering Gait
- Blackouts/Event amnesia/temporary
- Changing neurologic signs, rapid
- CNS symptoms/signs
- Cognitive defect
- Cognitive deficit/mild
- Coma/infant or newborn
- Confusion/agitation on exam
- Confusion/Disoriented
- Delirium
- Delirium/Agitated delirium
- Difficulty concentrating/Distraction/Forgetful
- Dizziness/Dizzy
- Drowsiness/somnolence
- Ganser syndrome-like lying behavior/response
- Headache
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- Inattention
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- Lethargy/torpor
- Near recall/memory deficit/defect
- Obtunded/poorly responsive status/signs
- Reversed/perverse sleep pattern/rhythm
- Slurred speech
- Slurred Speech/Acute
- Slurred speech/Chronic
- Stupor/poor reponse to stimulus
- Sudden unconsciousness
- Vertigo
- Apnea In Children
- Apnea In Infants/Newborn
- Flat affect
- Ganser syndrome/non-truthful answers/approximates
- Hallucination/visual
- Psychiatric manifestations/problems/difficulties
- Queer bizarre behavior/change
- Scattered thought process
- Collapse/Prostration
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