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How To Treat Sudden Shock At Back Head Followed By Collapse?

Hi, ever since I was a teen when playing tennis, i would go to hit the ball as hard as possible and occasionally I would get a shock to the back of my head and collapse to the ground. straight after I am fine and continue playing. yesterday in the gym lifting a weight the same thing happened for the first time in about a year
Mon, 17 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

You would need detailed evaluation to find out the cause of your symptoms.

Most importantly, you need an MRI scan of brain with crania-vertebral junction, to exclude any anomaly there.

In addition, a carotid doppler should be done to ensure that the blood vessels to your brain are normal.

Please consult a neurologist for detailed evaluation.

There is no need to worry, as you would get better with treatment.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in

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How To Treat Sudden Shock At Back Head Followed By Collapse?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. You would need detailed evaluation to find out the cause of your symptoms. Most importantly, you need an MRI scan of brain with crania-vertebral junction, to exclude any anomaly there. In addition, a carotid doppler should be done to ensure that the blood vessels to your brain are normal. Please consult a neurologist for detailed evaluation. There is no need to worry, as you would get better with treatment. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in