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A concussion occurs when a person suffers a head injury with an impact forceful enough to jar or shake the brain inside the skull. Concussion victims can have many symptoms, ranging from mild to severe.
Normal symptoms of concussion usually subside within three months of the injury. Symptoms that persist beyond three months could be consistent with a post concussive syndrome diagnosis. While post concussive syndrome could be related to an acute brain injury, it could also result as a psychological consequence of severe head trauma. Symptoms of concussion frequently last longer in those patients who additionally suffer from anxiety, stress or depression.
In brain injury victims suffering from post concussive syndrome, common symptoms include headache, insomnia, irritability, depression, dizziness and problems with memory or thinking. For most people with post concussive syndrome, the prognosis for healing in six months is excellent, provided they grant themselves enough time to heal properly. Not doing so could lead to further injury, persistence of existing symptoms and, in extreme cases, death.
In addition to the psychological symptoms, post concussive syndrome can cause severe physical symptoms if a person who has sustained a concussion returns to at-risk activities too soon or sustains a second blow to the head. In an already brain injured person, even the slightest blow to the head can cause a severe swelling of the brain, which could lead to death.