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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is head trauma?
This is a broad category that ranges from minor cuts to serious brain injury. It involves injury to the scalp, skull or brain. Head trauma can be sustained in situations including falls, crashes, or bumps.
Symptoms of head trauma
Headache
Questions your doctor may ask to check for head trauma
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose head trauma
Do you have headaches or does your head feel heavy?
Treatment for head trauma
A serious head injury requires prompt medical attention in a hospital. Scans or other investigations may be required to assess the injury. If there is an open wound, stitches or staples may be required. In severe cases, medication or surgery may be indicated.
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Reviewed By:
Maxwell J. Nanes, DO (Emergency department)
Dr Nanes received a doctorate from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There he trained at Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the practice of adult and pediatric emergency medicine. He was a chief resident and received numerous awards for teaching excellence during his time there. | | After residency he took a job at a community hospital where he and his colleagues worked through the toughest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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