Craniocerebral trauma: consequences, complications, causes

Huge happiness for every person - good health and strong immunity. If even a minor malfunction occurs in the body, it is important to notice and eliminate the cause of this malfunction as soon as possible. And what? If there is a traumatic brain injury? The consequences can be very serious, because many people, because of lack of time or elementary negligence, live by the principle "will dissolve itself", not realizing that inattention to one's body can lead to sad results. Let us consider what complications are threatened by a traumatic brain injury, the consequences of which can give information about yourself in many years.

So, our brain is a whole unexplored universe, which conceals in its two hemispheres many mysteries and possibilities. Even a child knows that thanks to the brain we are able to process information, experience different emotions and perform other complex actions. Our brain protects the bones of the skull - this is a very carefully conceived course of nature, since in our lives there can often be a danger of mechanical damage to the brain. Especially often there is a traumatic brain injury in children, who, having a huge energy reserve, often get various injuries. It is interesting that quite severe injuries in children often pass without losing consciousness, in contrast to the older age category.

Craniocerebral trauma - consequences and types:

- With concussion of the brain, memory and / or consciousness loss occurs, which can be short-term or reach half an hour. The following symptoms also appear: general weakness, vomiting, nausea, dizziness and pain in the head area. Vomiting can be repeated up to two times. A person may experience a feeling of irritation, drowsiness and rapid fatigue. Pain in the head can be amplified with external stimuli - sharp sounds and bright light. Such symptoms can last up to two weeks. Do not forget that the disappearance of symptoms does not mean complete recovery;

- Closed craniocerebral trauma occurs with a bruise of the brain, the consequences depend on where the injury occurred, speech may occur, partial or complete paralysis of the limbs, dizziness, multiple vomiting. Damage to the brain can be manifested by dilated pupils, divergent strabismus. In case of a serious bruise - "floating" eyeballs;

- Brain compression occurs with ruptures of blood vessels, rarely ruptures occur in the brain tissues. Squeezes the brain from the blood that is poured from the burst blood vessels, accompanied by severe symptoms: coma or loss of consciousness for a long time, vomiting, dilated pupils, headache at the site of injury, paralysis of the limbs. In severe cases, the normalization of the condition does not occur.

- Fracture of the arch or base of the skull may be depressed or linear. Depressed fractures occur as a result of traumatic damage to the integrity of the skeletal skeleton, they exert volume pressure on the brain. In infants, the bone is pinched, but the integrity is not impaired by bending. Linear fractures have a large contact area, which, for example, may be a consequence of falling from a height. With a small area of the damaged surface, a fracture is depressed (the bone portion is immersed in the skull). Severe fractures of the bones of the skull can lead to trepanation of the skull.

- If there is a damage to the soft tissues of the skull and bones at the same time, it is an open craniocerebral trauma. The consequences of such trauma are dangerous because unlike a closed injury, they can lead to infection, as there is a possibility that foreign bodies or splinters of bone will get into the open tissue of the brain.

In severe injuries, there is a possibility of residual effects, especially if the treatment is not complete. Most injuries end in complete recovery.

Remember that even with minor head injuries, you should see a doctor.