A 6-year-old child who fell on the back of his head and keeps saying he is dizzy may be due to concussion, subdural hemorrhage, or epidural hemorrhage.
1. Concussion: Trauma is a common cause of concussion. Typical concussion patients will have a transient loss of consciousness in the event of an accident, but some patients will not have a loss of consciousness and will experience dizziness, retrograde amnesia, etc. At this time, it is necessary to go to the hospital to improve the imaging examination of the head to rule out diseases in other parts of the body. Mild concussion usually does not require treatment and bed rest is sufficient.
2. Subdural hematoma: after a fall, it may cause hidden headache, dizziness and other symptoms, which may be a manifestation of chronic subdural hematoma. If the patient is suspected of having a subdural hematoma, a cranial CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis, and the disease needs to be treated by surgery.
3. Epidural hematoma: The patient’s traumatic brain injury is relatively mild, and the patient may not have symptoms at first, but as the hematoma gradually grows in size over a period of time after the injury, uncomfortable symptoms will gradually appear. Epidural hematomas require prompt surgery.
Children as young as 6 years of age usually need to be closely monitored, and if they fall, they need to be examined promptly to avoid delaying their condition.