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What Causes High Blood Pressure After A Head Injury?
a teenager running hurdles & hit his head on concrete which caused a seizure lasting two minutes. he has a head brace for night & day is in wheelchair, goes to school 1/2 day & still his blood pressure is 150/115. What would be the cause of such high pressure. He is 17, 6'2" & about 150#s. No major health problems.
Thu, 27 Apr 2017
You must do a C.T scan on his head, as its a must after head injury with vomiting attacks or fainting or seziures to exclude intracranial heamorrhage
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