The Different Grades of Concussions
The following are the three different grades of concussion:
- Grade 1 Concussion (Mild) – This type of concussion is considered low-grade. A person who suffers a Grade 1 concussion often returns to normal activities within a few days once he/she no longer experiences any symptoms. Common symptoms include headache, memory loss, attention difficulties, nausea, and dizziness. Grade 1 concussions involves no loss of consciousness and generally occurs in minor car accidents and while playing sports.
- Grade 2 Concussion (Moderate) – This type of concussion is considered mid-grade. A person who suffers a Grade 2 concussion requires many days of rest prior to returning to normal activities, since such a concussion involve a brief loss of consciousness (between one minute and less than five minutes). Common symptoms include temporary amnesia, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and irritability.
- Grade 3 Concussion (Severe) – This type of concussion is considered high-grade. A person who suffers a Grade 3 concussion is at risk of permanent brain damage—after losing consciousness for more than five minutes—and requires extensive treatment and rehabilitation until long-lasting symptoms improve and subside. Common symptoms include amnesia for over 24 hours, speech difficulties, seeing stars, and vomiting.
Additionally, the more times you suffer a concussion, the more likely you are to have long-term symptoms since your brain is unable to return to its normal functions. Since a concussion causes a temporary breakdown of tiny structures in and around your immune system—which prevents such cells to gain oxygen to power normal brain functioning—then multiple concussions result in a continuously lack of oxygen that limits the normal signaling your brain performs on a regular basis. The long-lasting effects of repeated concussions can result in headaches, blurry vision, ringing in ears, brain fog, memory loss, and personality changes.
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