The medical literature is very aware of Second Impact Syndrome (SIS) where a second blow on top of a previous head injury
with continuing symptoms leads to a loss of regulation of cerebral blood flow resulting in brain swelling and herniation commonly resulting in death.
Not exact matches
If it's not linked to a situation, and the
symptoms have
continued for a few months
with no improvement, then it would be wise to see your doctor.
Most common
symptoms are pain and swelling on top of the foot, bruising on the bottom of the foot, pain that worsens
with walking or standing, and
continued pain despite rest and elevation.
Only where an athlete
continues to experience post-concussion signs or
symptoms for more than a week is consultation
with a concussion specialized advised, says Dr. Robert Cantu.
players who did not
continue playing
with concussion
symptoms cited concern for making
symptoms worse (39.0 %) and advice from a health care professional (25.8 %), parent (35.6 %), or coach (28.8 %).
«The fact that 58 % of athletes
continued to play
with their concussion
symptoms is troubling,» said Tracey Covassin PhD, ATC, and Associate Professor and Undergraduate Athletic Training Program Director at Michigan State University, and an expert in sport - related concussions; «not from a research perspective but from an educational perspective and safety concern for the athletes.
While O'Kane said there was some evidence that concussion education could improve the percentage of athletes reporting concussions, pointing to a 2012 study [8] finding that high school athletes receiving concussion education were twice as likely to report
symptoms to coaches compared
with those
with no education (72 % vs. 36 %), he acknowledged that a 2013 study [9](also by researchers at the University of Washington) found that many high school soccer players, despite understanding the
symptoms of concussion and the potentially severe complications from playing
with concussion, would
continue to play despite
symptoms.
Question: Why, then, isn't the answer to the chronic under - reporting of concussions to educate athletes about the
symptoms of concussion and the dangers of
continuing to play
with such
symptoms?
Study Raises Concerns That Teen Athletes
Continue to Play
with Concussion
Symptoms (http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130506-904595.html [25]-RRB-(accessed May 7, 2013)
In extremely rare instances, a player who
continues to play
with concussion
symptoms can suffer catastrophic injury or death from second impact syndrome, a form of swelling of the brain.
In extremely rare instances, a player who
continues to play
with concussion
symptoms can suffer catastrophic injury or death from
I wanted to ask them for their reaction to a recent survey of college athletes in contact and collision sports at the University of Pennsylvania which found that, despite being educated about the dangers of
continuing to play
with concussion
symptoms, most are still very reluctant to report
symptoms because they want to stay in the game, and to comment on reports that the N.F.L. players» union was against putting sensors in helmets that would alert the sideline to hits of a sufficient magnitude to cause concussion, which may be the technological solution (or, in football parlance «end - around») to the chronic under - reporting problem.
The decision can be made more difficult if you're experiencing severe pregnancy
symptoms or work in a physically demanding job, so
continuing in your job towards the end of your pregnancy may feel unrealistic but you want to want to ensure you get to spend as much time as possible
with the baby after it's born.
Concussion and Sports Related Head Injury: Code 280.13 C requires the Iowa high school athletic association and the Iowa girls high school athletic union to work together to distribute the CDC guidelines and other information to inform and educate coaches, students, and parents and guardians of students of the risks, signs,
symptoms, and behaviors consistent
with a concussion or brain injury, including the danger of
continuing to play after suffering a concussion or brain injury and their responsibility to report such signs,
symptoms, and behaviors if they occur.
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act (2012) requires the Department of Education to develop and post on their websites guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate students participating in or desiring to participate in an athletic activity, their parents and their coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated
with continuing to play or practice after experiencing one or more
symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, including fainting, difficulty breathing, chest pains, dizziness and abnormal racing heart rate.
With respect to the need for
continuing education, President Skorton of Cornell stated, «It is important for our student - athletes to not only recognize
symptoms of concussion in themselves and their teammates but to also understand the severity of such injuries and the need to relay that information to medical personnel.
Researchers at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona, found that, while athletes are generally knowledgeable about the signs and
symptoms of concussion, there is a «gross under reporting» of concussion events,
with a large proportion of those surveyed indicating that they
continued to participate in both games and practices while experiencing
symptoms.
For parents, this means that all depression
symptoms should be noted, you should
continue to be aware of your teen's moods and discuss any signs
with your teen's doctor.
Healthy Children explains that if your baby's
symptoms continue or last for long periods, even after you have eliminated possibly triggering foods, you might be dealing
with colic and not a food sensitivity.
While your teen may try to hide the fact the he or she is experimenting
with drugs,
continued drug use will eventually show
symptoms and there will be warning signs.
Specifically, limited breastfeeding duration, low breastfeeding self - efficacy, and concerns over breastfeeding were associated
with depressive symptomatology.9 — 12,14 In our large sample, women who were depressed were also less likely to
continue breastfeeding at 2 months compared
with those women without depressive
symptoms.
Continuing, he said, «you can have about 80 percent of people
with Lassa fever that don't have any
symptoms.
The team enrolled individuals
with current or recent major depression who were receiving antidepressant medication and
continued to have clinically significant depression
symptoms.
More so than many illnesses, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) frustrates those who suffer from it and those close to them, due to its nebulous assembly of
symptoms, along
with continued controversies over its etiology, diagnosis, treatment and even its nomenclature.
«The results of the ION studies demonstrated highly satisfactory cure rates
with a fixed dose combination of sofosbuvir / ledipasvir among patients
with genotype 1 HCV infection without the use of either injectable interferon, which causes miserable flu - like
symptoms, or ribavirin, an antiviral pill associated
with a variety of troublesome side effects, including anemia and rash,» Professor Peck - Radosavljevic
continued.
Until then, doctors will likely
continue to treat people
with depression
with an antidepressant, and if the first one fails, they try another version every few months, hoping to find one that relieves
symptoms.
Tourette's is usually diagnosed between the ages of 3 and 9;
symptoms most often peak in the early teens and start to abate in the early twenties,
with continued improvement in early adulthood.
Hospitalisation rates for COPD are
continuing to increase and a majority of asthma patients live
with significant
symptoms, impairing their quality of life.
«A lot of work then went into confirming this binding in the lab and not least to show that parasites from non-immune children
with severe malaria
symptoms in Tanzania often bound EPCR,» she
continues.
«Primary healthcare providers are sometimes faced
with diagnostic dilemmas when a patient presents
with ambiguous
symptoms,»
continued Dr Tan.
This is especially true for those
with chronic whiplash - associated disorders because most patients have tried and failed previous treatments, and their
continuing symptoms mean they would be unlikely to pursue more of the same approaches.
«There has been a lot of recent controversy over whether children
with ADHD
continue to experience
symptoms into adulthood,» said Dr. Margaret Sibley, lead author of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry study.
Despite
continued symptoms,
with medical support, the children grow and develop normally, at least to the age of 12.
Tourette's is usually diagnosed between the ages of 3 and 9;
symptoms most often peak in the early teens and start to abate in the early 20s,
with continued improvement in early adulthood.
When medications or procedures designed to relieve blockage in the large arteries that feed the heart
with blood have been optimized, yet the patient
continues to experience signs and
symptoms of inadequate blood flow and a deteriorating quality of life, Okyanos heart attack treatment can offer a safe and promising new option.
In fact, about one third of those who have ADHD
continue to deal
with the disorder's
symptoms — think: impulsivity, poor time management skills, trouble focusing or multitasking — as they age.
Symptom prevalence: Some adults
with ADHD have fewer
symptoms as they age, while others
continue to have major
symptoms that can make it hard to function day to day.
MONDAY, Oct. 6 (Health.com)-- About 44 % of children diagnosed
with bipolar disorder
continue to have
symptoms of the psychiatric disease in adulthood, according to the first study to follow such children over time.
If you finish an elimination diet and still have
symptoms, you may have to
continue to do testing
with other foods and do allergy testing
with your immunologist or seek causes other than food sensitivities and allergies.
I have been
continuing with the liver protocol but Have had to take paracetamol for my
symptoms and temperature.
About 60 % of children diagnosed
with ADHD will
continue to experience these
symptoms well into adulthood.
As I
continue to meet
with my doctor Lilli Link and health coach Jackie Damboragian, I realize that they are looking beyond the presenting
symptoms and the affected body parts to learn more about the whole person that they are treating.
After observing the effects in addition to factoring in
symptoms as a result of other dietary or lifestyle factors (dehydration, stress, and sleep), a discussion can be had
with a physician regarding starting or
continuing alcohol use.
Many
continue to eat gluten and find themselves getting sicker and sicker,
with an improvement or disappearance of
symptoms when they go gluten - free.
Depending upon the severity of your
symptoms, you may be able to
continue with your routine and shorten the duration of your workouts so you're placing less stress on your feet until your
symptoms improve.
The cause of these
continuing symptoms, known as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, is unknown, and treating
with more antibiotics doesn't help.
While levothyroxine may work well for some people
with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism, there are many people who
continue to have
symptoms of hypothyroidism on this medication.
The longer you
continue to just «deal»
with the
symptoms, they worse they become and the longer it takes you condition to heal.
However, I do know quite a few who have had their thyroid glands removed due to Graves» or thyroid cancer, that have gone on to develop additional autoimmune conditions within a few years, or have
continued to struggle
with many
symptoms!
Most people
with SAD begin experiencing
symptoms in the fall which
continue into the winter months.