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What Causes Visual Hallucinations After Having A Head Injury?
Hi my friend fainted 2 weeks ago and hit his head pretty hard he went to the hospital acouple days later because he had a hard time focusing and sensitivity to light. they told him he had a cuncussion and to take it easy for acouple weeks. He started acting weird telling us about these weird visions hes been having every day. All he thinks about and talks about are these visions. Hes not the same anymore me and his family are really worried but he refuses to go back to the hospital because he does t trust them and thinks they think hes crazy what do i do i need help today im scared he might have serious brain damage and will never be the same
Sat, 24 Oct 2015
hi
thank you for asking you concern and welcome to hcm. seeing such things is what we call as hallucinations and hallucination after 2 weeks of injury is something to be take care of. in case of simple concussion it takes 8-10 days to become normal if it is lasting more than that and with symptoms then further evaluation is must. do your friend have vomiting, decrease interest, talking less, any vision or eye problem, if yes then you must visit a doctor probably a neurologist. in such cases CT scan is most important if it was done previously then repeat CT or better MRI is needed. if any damage is there which may not be visible at that time will need treatment.
another thing is whether he is taking any medicines if yes then that need to be rechecked for its side effects.
i hope i answered your concern
if you feel any more doubt please ask
regards
dr. abhijit
thank you for asking you concern and welcome to hcm. seeing such things is what we call as hallucinations and hallucination after 2 weeks of injury is something to be take care of. in case of simple concussion it takes 8-10 days to become normal if it is lasting more than that and with symptoms then further evaluation is must. do your friend have vomiting, decrease interest, talking less, any vision or eye problem, if yes then you must visit a doctor probably a neurologist. in such cases CT scan is most important if it was done previously then repeat CT or better MRI is needed. if any damage is there which may not be visible at that time will need treatment.
another thing is whether he is taking any medicines if yes then that need to be rechecked for its side effects.
i hope i answered your concern
if you feel any more doubt please ask
regards
dr. abhijit
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