Restlessness, Anxiousness And Anger After An Accident. EEG And Scan Results Came Normal. Reason?
My Son, aged 23 met with a road accident in August 2012.
Fell on the back on the head, could not remember the incident or events for a week prior to the accident.
Visited a clinic that night and took a scan. Was discharged after 4 hours as it showed normal.
Continued living in France till XXXXXXX 2013, nothing showed up but was getting anxious.
Returned to India, All was well for a month but began to show restlessness, anxiousness and anger.
Visited the Homeopath in April 2013, was advised to do a scan again. Report showed Normal again.
Behavior was getting worse, then visited (Neuro / Psychiatrist) in XXXXXXX 2013.
EEG was done on XXXXXXX 4, 2013. But it did not show any events.
Started on Depakote and Nexito plus it had eased for a week or so but started again.
Video EEG done on July 17, some events were recorded.
Not react well with medication Lobazam had to stop after a few days.
These attacks of anger are were frequent now and interfere with studies and sleep.
Please advice.
Please find detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Your son might be having features of post concussion syndrome which is a mild degree of brain injury. There is no sign of injury on Brain scans. The condition can cause a variety of symptoms: physical, such as headache; cognitive, such as difficulty concentrating; and emotional and behavioral, such as irritability.
Mild traumatic brain injury can lead to deficits in 5 general areas: (1) short-term memory impairment, (2) slowed processing speed, (3) impaired executive function, (4) disrupted abilities of attention and concentration (which likely contributes to the deficits noted in the first 3 categories), and (5) emotional dysregulation.
For most people with post-concussion syndrome are able to recover with rest and minimizing stress.
Most health care providers will also treat symptoms of post-concussion syndrome. For example, migraine or pain medications may be prescribed for those with headache. A specialist such as a neurologist and/or psychiatrist may also be involved to treat mental health symptoms associated with post-concussion syndrome. Antidepressants and psychotherapy may be recommended.
Following are the main areas on which treatment is focused:
•Psychological support
•Behavior modification
•Cognitive rehabilitation
•Family or network intervention
Hope your query is answered.
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Dr.A.Rao Kavoor