Head Trauma in Children

Head Trauma in Children

After hitting their head in an accident children can show — also after a period without any complaints — symptoms which indicate a cranio-cerebral injury (hematoma below the cranial bone, swelling of the brain, etc.).
In case these symptoms occur you have to see immediately a doctor with your child.

Important symptoms are

• Within 24 hours after the accicent

(mostly require monitoring in the hospital)

• Modification or loss of consciousness, slow reactions
• Difficult arousal
• Pupils not bilaterally equal
• Double vision, unclear vision
• Swaying gait, paralysis
• Altered behavior (continuous crying, etc.)
• Paleness, dizziness, vomiting, sickness, breathing difficulties
• Seizures
• Permanent deviation of the eyes
• Within 2–3 days after the accident
• Fever, headache, stiff neck
• Increasing retardation of behavior, drowsiness and every symptom listed above
• 2–3 weeks after the accident
• Growing head circumference (in babies), notable gap or pace in the cranium
• Fatigue, aggressiveness, loss of appetite
• Altered behavior
• Continuous headache

If your child shows any of these symptoms after an accident, consult your doctor immediately in order to avoid further complications.