• May 5, 2024

Did you hit during the earthquake? Maybe at that moment you only felt pain, but believe it or not, there are consequences of the blows to the head that damage your health in the future.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth, the doctor Félix Domínguez Cortinas, neurosurgeon of the S XXI Medical Center and Ángeles de Pedregal Hospital, He says that there are two types of blows: cranial injuries that cause only pain, and cranioencephalic injuries that require specialized treatment.

The immediate sequelae of a very severe trauma are chronic seizures and headaches. For those related to the brain, neuropsychological studies are needed to obtain an accurate diagnosis ".

These are the damages ...

According to the Alzheimer's Association , a blow to the head can cause a traumatic brain injury that affects thinking and cognitive skills such as learning.

Other direct effects are loss of consciousness, inability to remember the traumatic event, confusion, difficulty learning or remembering new information.

You may also have difficulty speaking coherently, instability, lack of coordination and problems in sight or hearing, and increase the risk of Alzheimer's or dementia.

It does not matter if you fell, you hit a person or you had a car accident, it is necessary that you go with a specialist to check your whole body and identify any abnormality in your health.

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