closed head injuries are a major issue in sports particularly with children. concussion is what we call a closed head injury and managing patients both in the initial post injury period and the ensuing days to weeks can be challenging. . as for post concussive symptoms headache concentration problems dizziness sleepiness and a whole bunch more are all symptoms that can be present. for how long is very individual. people need to be symptom free at rest before the begin resuming any exercise program or sporting activity. this is even more important in kids as they are still developing their brains. there are more and more docs now who specialize in both concussion management and helping getting people back to normal activity. if your son is still symptomatic i would get him seen by a local sports medicine doc who is knowledgeable in concussion. my wife fell and hit her head she seems ok no disorientation knows the days of the week can count forward and backward do you think i should take her to emergency
my son got hit in the head with a baseball. there is no lump but he complains of headaches. how long will this last?