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What Causes Sensitivity To Light And Headache Post Injury?

On Sunday whilst walking to work in a hurry, I had my jacket over my head quite silly I know, However it was raining. I walked straight into a pole banged my head really hard. I ve been getting light head pains n my eyes are hurting along with the head aches especially when I look into the light. I m a little worried
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
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It may be Post-Concussional Syndrome. Individuals
sustaining mild head injury often report a constellation
of physical, cognitive, and emotional/behavioral
symptoms referred to as PCS. The most commonly
reported symptoms are headache and other pain,
dizziness or light headedness, memory and concentration
difficulty, amnesia, sleep disturbance, frustration,
irritability, fatigue and weakness, visual disturbances,
sensitivity to light, sensitivity to noise, tinnitus, periods
of confusion or mental dullness, emotional and
behavioral changes, loss of self-confidence, slow
reactions, judgment problems, depression, and anxiety.
Headache immediately following a head injury usually clears after minutes or days but sometimes headaches may persist for months or rarely years. The long-term headaches are called post-traumatic or post-concussion headaches.
Fortunately, most headaches following head injury gradually taper off within the first three to six months. Even those unfortunate individuals who experience symptoms much longer can be helped.
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What Causes Sensitivity To Light And Headache Post Injury?

It may be Post-Concussional Syndrome. Individuals sustaining mild head injury often report a constellation of physical, cognitive, and emotional/behavioral symptoms referred to as PCS. The most commonly reported symptoms are headache and other pain, dizziness or light headedness, memory and concentration difficulty, amnesia, sleep disturbance, frustration, irritability, fatigue and weakness, visual disturbances, sensitivity to light, sensitivity to noise, tinnitus, periods of confusion or mental dullness, emotional and behavioral changes, loss of self-confidence, slow reactions, judgment problems, depression, and anxiety. Headache immediately following a head injury usually clears after minutes or days but sometimes headaches may persist for months or rarely years. The long-term headaches are called post-traumatic or post-concussion headaches. Fortunately, most headaches following head injury gradually taper off within the first three to six months. Even those unfortunate individuals who experience symptoms much longer can be helped.