Dizziness

100 percent normal, according to Dr. Maryse Lassonde, a neuropsychologist and the scientific director of the Quebec Nature and Technologies Granting Agency.”( Joseph Nordqvist ) Years after a concussion you still can have some of the symptoms like dizziness, lack of sleep, confusion, and headaches. New symptoms also show up like anxiety, memory problems, lack of energy, and irritability. This know as post concussion syndrome, but it is not well understood. After being medically tested the result…

I feel that there should be stricter regulations on how soon a player returns after a brain Injury because of how much damage could be done to the brain and if there not ready to start back playing it could cause issues during a game such as dizziness which could cause that person to fall and get trampled on or even seriously hurt. If there’s more serious damage done to the brain after trauma like having defects in your vision, then you could also get seriously hurt if you could not see well in…

In the article called “Mass Hysteria in Upstate New York”, the author Ruth Graham explains how many teenage girls are getting all the similar symptoms. Some of these symptoms are nausea, dizziness, cramping, and passing out. This has only happened to a couple boys, but mostly teenage girls. Also, some of these girls start to act dramatic over the things they do. Other girls seem to follow what other girls are doing. All their actions seem to lead up to mass hysteria. The definition of mass…

Betahistine - Dose and Duration Dependent Effect Effectiveness of betahistine has been demonstrated to be dose-and time-dependent. Reportedly, 48 mg daily during 3 months seems to be the most successful therapeutic scheme for MD and other types of peripheral vertigo. This dosage has been shown to be useful in controlling symptoms, reducing frequency and intensity of attacks, facilitating vestibular compensation, improving quality-of-life and preventing new episodes1. Additionally, an…

The type of scanner is a modality-dependent feature. For example, MRIs and CT scanners are differ in size and functions. In medical ultrasounds, patients are not required to enter a scanner to be tested for CAD. These intrinsic modality-dependent differences were therefore considered as important test-specific attributes. In a DCE on scanning modalities to diagnose focal liver lesions, the type of scanner used was studied and shown to influence patient preferences for diagnostic tests (Whitty et…

Tympanic Membrane Perforation A tympanic membrane perforation is a hole in your eardrum. The eardrum is a thin sheet of tissue that separates your middle ear from your ear canal. It protects your middle ear from germs that can cause infection. A tympanic membrane perforation can cause ear pain and hearing loss. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: An injury, such as: A blow to the side of the head. A fall onto water or a flat surface. Too much pressure on the eardrum,…

Concussions: Football Definition: A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a hard hit or blow to the head can cause damage to the spinal cord or brain. The sudden hard force against the skull causes the brain to rapidly bounce back and forth this may create chemical changes as well as damaging brain cells. Anatomy Examples: MOI: Caused by a direct blow to the head it can occur when the head hits a moving objects such as another player or by hitting a stable object for…

The patient for this case study is a Caucasian male in his late fifties who is retired. The patient arrives at Roper Rehabilitation Hospital via EMS from home. Patient’s wife reports a friend reported to her an abnormal gait pattern the day prior. Patient’s wife reports slurring of speech today. Patient’s CT scan results indicated Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)/Hemorrhagic Stroke /saccular aneurysm in the cerebellar brain site. According to O’Sullivan (2007), a stroke (CVA) is an acute onset of…

starting up but only so many people have heard it. Lots of hearers initially reported the hum with an “abrupt beginning, as if some device were switched on. The side effects are not something you would experience as in, disorientation, nosebleeds, and dizziness. Taking Action ” Many of the hearers believed there was a connection between the hum, the military facilities in and around New Mexico, and…

Hypotension develops in about one in 50 patients. Persons treated concurrently with antihypertensive medications should be warned to report symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, or diaphoresis if they occur.1 It should not be used in patients who have a history of syncopal migraine. Hypoglycemia may occur in about 4 percent of patients when used alone, and in about 9 percent of patients when combined with a sulfonylurea…