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Pathophysiology of Concussive Injuries and Treatment

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Pathophysiology of Concussive Injuries and Treatment

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CONCUSSION 2Pathophysiology of concussive injuries and treatmentConcussion refers to an alteration in brain functioning secondary to head blow. It is a brain injury that is biomechanically induced and it is associated with gross absence of anatomic lesions. Concussion is also known as Mechanical Insult which is a key initiator of neurological homeostatic changes of the brain including disruption of energetic metabolism and neurotoxicity due to mitochondrial dysfunctioning. Injuries of the brain are always categorized as mild, moderate and severe. Our case study on Mr. Adams focuses on mild concussion secondary to Motor Vehicle Accident. Treatment is fully dependent on past history of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the severity of the traumatic injury of the brain (Morton et al., 2017).In most cases, head injury occurs due to the direct impact to the brain or sudden head jerking which consequently shakes the brain. The brain acceleration leads to brain injury while the head rotation causes lesions hence bringing forth a concussion. A person with a concussion may initially experience dizziness, headache, nausea, some light sensitivity, impaired reaction to time, changes in speech, judgement and memory and loss of balance (Morton et al., 2017). According to the CDC, it is recommended that the treatment for a patient with concussionincludes: relaxing, resting and avoiding physically demanding activities or that demand for his concentration. These activities can worsen the symptoms hence slowing down the process of patient recovery. The patient should also avoid sport activities which can cause another concussion. According to Federal Drug Association for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder some of the useful medications are Sertraline and paroxetine (Jarvis, 2016).Neurological Assessment Tools
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