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Suggest Treatment For Short Term Memory Loss After A Head Injury

I hit my head in a car accident last night. I m now having considerable short term memory loss and much more surprisingly have a few times this evening suddenly smelled burning rubber extremely strongly then it disappears instantly, no one else is smelling it. Does this mean something?
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD.
Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

The symptoms of the query are quite suggestive of a possible post traumatic stress disorder. In short PTSD. This is a feature where the person after having a accident has a memory issue and some other short termed symptom.

I would suggest that there is nothing to worry about and you just have to give it some time to pass. However, I also suggest getting a CT brain done, if not an MRI brain to rule out any possible damage.

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further.
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MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), CC (Diabetes Mellitus), DNB (Neurology)
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Suggest Treatment For Short Term Memory Loss After A Head Injury

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query The symptoms of the query are quite suggestive of a possible post traumatic stress disorder. In short PTSD. This is a feature where the person after having a accident has a memory issue and some other short termed symptom. I would suggest that there is nothing to worry about and you just have to give it some time to pass. However, I also suggest getting a CT brain done, if not an MRI brain to rule out any possible damage. I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. You can upload them on the site. You can upload them with the query, or if you have a problem, send them to attachments@healthcaremagic.com with Sub: ATTN Your Name . Once we receive the photos or diagnostic reports, my team will send reports / pictures to me. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Please click on Thanks/Helpful if found useful. Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this by clicking on HELPFUL) Best of luck. Dr Mittal. MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), CC (Diabetes Mellitus), DNB (Neurology)