What are the symptoms of concussion and intracranial hemorrhage in infants?
Disease description:
Today, while the child's grandfather was watching him, the child accidentally fell off the bed. Since then, in the afternoon, the child has shown no interest in eating and has been unusually sleepy. We suspect a concussion, but a friend mentioned it could also be intracranial bleeding. What are the symptoms of concussion and intracranial bleeding?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhou Xiaofeng
The symptoms of concussion and intracranial hemorrhage in infants differ.
1. Symptoms of concussion mainly include: brief loss of consciousness, which typically does not last long; vomiting, caused by stimulation of brain nerves; dizziness and headache, resulting from impaired cerebral blood circulation; and possible memory loss, which is a memory dysfunction caused by brain injury.
2. Symptoms of intracranial hemorrhage may include: headache, which in non-verbal infants may manifest as persistent crying; vomiting, resulting from increased intracranial pressure stimulating the vomiting center; possible severe symptoms such as limb numbness or hemiplegia; and seizures, which can also be a sign of intracranial hemorrhage—parents should pay special attention to this.
