When it’s more than just a “bump on the head”

In the world of sports and accidents, "getting your bell rung" is often dismissed. However, a concussion is an injury that often requires specialized management.

If you or your child have sustained a head injury, watch for these four signs/symptoms that indicate you need a professional evaluation:

• Persistent Headaches: Pain that doesn't resolve with rest or worsens over time.

• Visual Disturbances: Sensitivity to light or difficulty focusing on screens.

• Sleep Changes: Sleeping significantly more than usual or an inability to fall asleep.

• Emotional Lability: Feeling unusually irritable, sad, or anxious.

Seek immediate emergency room care if you exhibit the following:

• Loss of consciousness

• Repeated vomiting

• Slurred speech

• Convulsions or seizure

• Clear fluid or blood draining from the nose

• Weakness, numbness or tingling in the extremities

At Clear Path Neurology, our Concussion Services go beyond the standard "dark room and rest" advice. We provide comprehensive evaluations and coordinate a multidisciplinary approach to ensure a safe "Return to Play", "Return to Learn”, and return to your baseline.

Because we are a Direct Specialty Care practice, we can provide the intensive, frequent follow-up care that concussion recovery requires—without waiting for insurance authorizations.

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