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How Can Concussion After Suffering Injury Be Treated?
Last night I fainted and apparently fell strait as a board and hit the back of my head pretty hard on some concrete. I have a little trouble remebering what happened within 5 minutes before fainting. I woke up shortly after and felt fine for the most part. Today I woke up with a headache and somewhat of a pain behind my eyes and have almost no appetite. im guessing I could have a concussion but I m more worried as to what could of caused the fainting? I had my heart checked by a cardiologist just a few months ago from a sports related colapse but they assured me everything was ok. I am just wondering if this is something I should worry about and go strait to the hospital or is it more of a concussion-like injury and needs to just be waited out a week or two?
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
Hello,
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that it is necessary for performing further tests in order to investigate for the possible cause underlying fainting:
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring in order to investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia
- an EEG in order to exclude possible seizures
- blood electrolytes
- fasting glucose for possible hypoglycemia.
The headache and pain behind the eyes are quite normal after the head trauma, and I am sure that your situation will improve in the next days.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that it is necessary for performing further tests in order to investigate for the possible cause underlying fainting:
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring in order to investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia
- an EEG in order to exclude possible seizures
- blood electrolytes
- fasting glucose for possible hypoglycemia.
The headache and pain behind the eyes are quite normal after the head trauma, and I am sure that your situation will improve in the next days.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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