TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, HEMORRHAGE TREATMENT

In daily life, traumatic brain injury or brain hemorrhage can be observed in individuals as a result of blows to the head, traffic accidents or other traumatic factors. Traumatic brain injury requires an external impact to cause damage. After this impact, damage can be seen in the brain tissue. In addition to the damage, some patients may experience metabolic or circulatory disorders that may occur indirectly in the long term. Since it is not known what situations will occur in head injuries, it is necessary to be examined by a doctor, and any problems that may arise must be detected. Brain hemorrhages and other results are detected with a variety of screening methods in order to try to treat them at the initial point.

What is Traumatic Brain Injury?

Traumatic brain injury is a condition that can occur in individuals at almost any age and is caused by sudden falls, traffic accidents, gun wounds, beating or falling from a high point, damaging the brain tissue. After traumatic brain injury, individuals may have deficits or losses in cognitive and physical functions.

Diagnose of traumatic brain injury

Brain imaging tools such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) are used to detect damage and the progression of damage to the brain in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injury. Then, it is checked whether the patient feels any pain and whether there is a problem in their physical functions. Then, information is obtained from the patient’s relatives about the course of the event. After this story and findings are compared, if there are complications related to brain damage and these complications continue, the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury is made by the doctor.

Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury

The brain, which controls and maintains all activities in human life, can cause serious consequences when it receives a blow. The symptoms of traumatic brain injury can occur as a result of the blow to the brain. These symptoms include:

The patient may have problems with cognitive functions. Deficiencies may be observed in activities such as understanding, thinking, perception, or producing logical responses to spoken words.
The patient may experience symptoms such as severe headache and nausea.
Problems may be experienced in some of the five senses. Depending on where the blow concentrates on the brain, these problems may vary.
Patients may experience loss of consciousness and may not be able to remember certain things due to this loss.
They may have difficulty using their muscles. They may not be able to walk or perform arm movements.
Traumatic brain injury can cause behavioral disorders in individuals. After the injury, patients may develop violence and aggression.
Patients may have seizures.
Patients may have difficulty focusing and sustaining attention.
Patients may have paralysis.

What are the treatment methods used in traumatic brain injury?

Traumatic brain injury is a condition that can cause severe consequences and brain bleeding. It is necessary for the patient to undergo doctor control immediately after this injury. Depending on the area affected by the injury, the doctor may directly intervene with surgery. There are emergency intervention methods such as providing oxygen to the brain, regulating blood flow and blood pressure. If the effect of the injury is large, the patient is sedated for a while with drugs to prevent the increase of intracranial pressure. After these are provided and the patient reaches a stable condition, rehabilitation is applied.

Following the applications, the swelling caused in the damaged area of the brain is gradually reduced. Especially in the post-intervention period, the development of new synaptic connections in this area is supported. This is the healing process of the brain. One of the treatments that can affect this process is rehabilitation.

Physical therapy and rehabilitation methods

Brain injuries can cause physical and cognitive disorders. Especially in cases such as paralysis, the patient may have difficulty walking, speaking, or using their muscles. Physical therapy practices are effective in helping the patient regain functional capabilities in these activities. It is important to begin these activities while the patient is still in intensive care, to prevent muscle weakness and to help them adjust to movement. After leaving intensive care, the patient will regularly start exercising and remain dedicated to this process in order to regain muscle strength. Another effective rehabilitation method is underwater therapy, where exercises can be performed in water and muscle strength can be increased.

Why Choose Us?

At Dr Özgür Akşan – Health Türkiye, we have been providing top-quality neurosurgical treatment options for almost a decade under the guidance and leadership of Op. Dr. Özgür Akşan. Our team is comprised of highly experienced and skilled surgeons, including Dr. Özgür Akşan, Dr. Nail Özdemir, and Dr. Feryal Akşan, all of them having more than 20 years of experience in medicine.

We offer a wide range of treatment options for various neurosurgical conditions, including herniated discs, lumbar spinal stenosis, traumatic brain injury, brain tumors, cervical disc herniation, Chiari malformation, carpal tunnel syndrome, and more. Our team is highly skilled in performing advanced neurosurgical procedures, such as microsurgical discectomy, endoscopic discectomy, spinal fusion instrumentation, craniotomy, craniectomy, gamma-knife radiation therapy, and many more.

At Dr Özgür Akşan – Health Türkiye, we are committed to providing personalized care and tailored treatment plans for each patient based on their unique needs and medical history. Our clinic in Izmir is equipped with the latest technology and we are working with private hospitals with state-of-the-art facilities to ensure the highest level of care for our patients.

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