How to treat mild concussions in infants

Treatment of mild concussion in infants mainly includes attention to diet and quiet rest, with no special treatment. If intracranial injury is suspected, head CT, MRI and other tests can be reviewed to help diagnose if necessary. The first thing to know is that the infant’s mild concussion is accompanied by a history of head trauma, coma after the injury, but the duration of coma is less than 30 minutes, and there is no intracranial hemorrhage on cranial CT or MRI. Although infants with mild concussion without intracranial hemorrhage and do not need to routinely take medication, but still need to pay attention to the child’s diet, if the child drinking milk, vomiting after eating, headache, vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, need to be alert to the possibility of intracranial injury, if necessary, can be reviewed cranial CT, cranial MRI and other related examinations. After a mild concussion, the infant must be given a quiet environment to rest, which is the best recovery and treatment for mild concussion children, usually after a quiet rest, the infant’s discomfort symptoms will be recovered in 1~2 weeks. For mild concussions in infants, it is recommended to go to the emergency department or neurosurgery department of a regular hospital, and be given the appropriate tests and interventions if necessary.