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How To Treat A Black Out And Head Injury Caused By Trauma?

icollapsed and lost conscious for about 5 minutes followed by diarrhea,,a big spongy bump on my head which was a normal sore bump next dat not soft anymore,i was alone and my heart was banging,i dont drink enough fluids and i rembember feeling like i was blacking out but dont remember falling..just coming round approx 5/6 mins later and had to crawk to toilrt,thankyou for your time,just realised few spelling errors,,,typing in dark
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Hello!

Thank you for your question on HCM! I appreciate your concern.

There are different causes of loss of sudden loss of conscience ( or syncope). I would like to know your age.

There are cardiac causes like a cardiac arrhythmia, low blood pressure or orthostatic hypotension which cause fainting and loss of conscience. The fact that you don't drink too much water is in favor of a low blood pressure from dehydratation.

Other causes are neurological like an Epileptic seizure.

I would recommend you to perform some tests like :
-routine blood work for anemia
-blood pressure monitoring in sitting and standing position and a Head up tilt test for orthostatic hypotension.
-resting ECG and 24h ECG monitoring for cardiac arrhythmia
- EEG to exclude epilepsy. If the EEG is abnormal a brain CT scan would be necessary to exclude possible brain lesions.

Hope to have been helpful!

Greetings!
Dr. Aida





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How To Treat A Black Out And Head Injury Caused By Trauma?

Hello! Thank you for your question on HCM! I appreciate your concern. There are different causes of loss of sudden loss of conscience ( or syncope). I would like to know your age. There are cardiac causes like a cardiac arrhythmia, low blood pressure or orthostatic hypotension which cause fainting and loss of conscience. The fact that you don t drink too much water is in favor of a low blood pressure from dehydratation. Other causes are neurological like an Epileptic seizure. I would recommend you to perform some tests like : -routine blood work for anemia -blood pressure monitoring in sitting and standing position and a Head up tilt test for orthostatic hypotension. -resting ECG and 24h ECG monitoring for cardiac arrhythmia - EEG to exclude epilepsy. If the EEG is abnormal a brain CT scan would be necessary to exclude possible brain lesions. Hope to have been helpful! Greetings! Dr. Aida