What are the sequelae of a mild concussion? How to treat it?

Concussion is a phenomenon of brain damage caused by a blow to the head. The symptoms of concussion can be severe or mild, and they all have certain side effects. The damage to the brain is long-lasting. Many people have experienced mild concussions, which seem to have no effect on health, but cannot be easily ignored. So, what are the sequelae of mild concussion? How to treat it?

The emergence of post-concussion syndrome may be the result of the interaction between the pathological factors of brain injury and the patient's psychological factors.

Symptoms:

1. The person suddenly faints for a short time after suffering a head blow, violence or falling to the ground. It may take at least a few seconds or at most several hours to wake up.

2. After waking up, try to forget what happened. In mild cases, patients experience dizziness and fatigue; in severe cases, patients experience headache, nausea, vomiting, memory loss, and urinary incontinence. If the symptoms occur frequently, it will be a sequelae.

3. Common symptoms include headache, fatigue, insomnia, nightmares, mental tension, inattention, forgetfulness, etc. Headaches are often irregular. Its properties include a feeling of heavy pressure, pulsation, tightness, etc., with different manifestations.

TCM diagnosis

This disease is caused by damage to the brain vessels, and the clinical diagnosis should first grasp the word "congestion".

Among them, those with blood stasis blocking the brain meridians have headaches in a fixed place, the pain is like being pricked by a needle, the pain is endless, and there is dizziness and swelling in the head, which may be light or heavy at times. In severe cases, the patient may fall into a coma, have closed eyes, and lose consciousness; the tongue is dark purple or there are bruises on the edges of the tongue, and the pulse is sluggish and weak. The treatment is to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. The treatment principle of traditional Chinese medicine is to differentiate and treat according to the three types of blood stasis, yin deficiency and blood deficiency.

Blood stasis is treated mainly by promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, supplemented by harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting, regulating qi and relieving pain. Prescription: 24 grams of Rehmannia root, 12 grams of Cornus officinalis, 6 grams of safflower, 6 grams of frankincense, 6 grams of myrrh, 12 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 0.1 grams of musk, 2 grams of Coptis chinensis, 9 grams of Pinellia ternata, 12 grams of Corydalis yanhusuo, and 6 grams of Melia azedarach. Yin deficiency is treated mainly by nourishing Yin and suppressing Yang, calming the liver and tranquilizing the mind. Prescription: 24 grams of Rehmannia root, 12 grams of Cornus officinalis, 12 grams of Chinese yam, 9 grams of Alisma orientalis, 9 grams of Poria cocos, 9 grams of Moutan bark, 30 grams of oyster, 30 grams of dragon bone, 15 grams of Gastrodia elata, 15 grams of White Peony Root, and 15 grams of Ziziphus jujuba seed. The main treatment for blood deficiency is to nourish blood and calm the mind. Prescription: 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 9 grams of Angelica sinensis, 9 grams of White Peony Root, 6 grams of Chuanxiong, 15 grams of Ziziphus jujuba seed, 9 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 9 grams of Poria cocos, and 6 grams of Licorice.