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<\/a>The April 2017 issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma<\/em> reports on a new study about post-concussion syndrome.<\/p>\nThe study followed 110 patients who had post-concussive syndrome symptoms for more than three months, and the findings were stunning.\u00a0 Of those patients, only 27% made a full recovery.\u00a0 Of the 27% who made a recovery, 67% made a recovery within the first year.\u00a0 And no one who had symptoms over three years ever made a recovery.<\/p>\n
For those groups that didn’t recover, the continuing symptoms (in order of frequency) were:<\/p>\n
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- Headache<\/li>\n
- Difficulty concentrating<\/li>\n
- Fatigue<\/li>\n
- Dazed\/don’t feel right\/in a fog<\/li>\n
- Pressure in the head<\/li>\n
- Sensitivity to light<\/li>\n
- Difficulty remembering events<\/li>\n
- Neck pain<\/li>\n
- Sensitivity to noise<\/li>\n
- Depression\/sadness<\/li>\n
- Insomnia\/sleep disturbance<\/li>\n
- Irritability<\/li>\n
- Anxiety<\/li>\n
- Frustration<\/li>\n
- Feeling slowed down<\/li>\n
- Noise in the ears<\/li>\n
- Vision changes<\/li>\n
- Lightheadedness<\/li>\n
- Imbalance<\/li>\n
- More emotional<\/li>\n
- Dizziness<\/li>\n
- Nausea<\/li>\n
- Increased sensitivity to alcohol<\/li>\n
- Confusion<\/li>\n
- Personality changes<\/li>\n
- Vivid dreams<\/li>\n
- Numbness<\/li>\n
- Vertigo<\/li>\n
- Panic attacks<\/li>\n
- Disorientation<\/li>\n
- Stomach ache<\/li>\n
- Loss of appetite<\/li>\n
- Slurred speech<\/li>\n
- Seizures<\/li>\n
- Vomiting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These findings are significant to our brain injury<\/a> cases.<\/p>\n
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The April 2017 issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma reports on a new study about post-concussion syndrome. The study followed 110 patients who had post-concussive syndrome symptoms for more than three months, and the findings were stunning.\u00a0 Of those patients,…<\/span><\/p>\n