Head Problems: Headaches and Head Injuries

by Jacqueline Krohn (Editor), Frances Taylor (Editor)

Head problems have been with mankind, probably since the beginning of time. There are many conditions and injuries that can cause head problems, ranging from benign to serious. Headaches are the most common health complaint in North America. They occur more frequently than the “common” cold. The many different types of headaches are discussed in this book as well as diagnosis and treatment. Head injury is any injury that results in trauma to the skull or brain, and it includes injuries to parts of the head such as the scalp and skull. Concussions are the most common type of traumatic brain injury and may make a person more susceptible to another if the new injury occurs soon after the original injury. Shaken baby syndrome is a brain injury that occurs when a baby or toddler is shaken violently and causes swelling, bruising, and bleeding in the brain. Consequences can include brain, neck, and spinal cord damage, blindness, hearing loss, seizures, and even death. This book focuses on headaches and the most common types of head injury, symptoms, diagnosis and possible treatments.

77 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 9, 2016