What is Post-Concussion Syndrome?
Post-Concussion syndrome is an unusual syndrome that affects about 15% of people who get a concussion. A concussion is caused by mild brain injury usually as a result of a blow to the head. When a concussion is mild, most people recover from major symptoms, like nausea, dizziness and headache within a week to two weeks. What puzzles medical researchers is that some people continue to have symptoms or develop post-concussion syndrome, and that these symptoms can last for weeks after healing has occurred. In rare cases, symptoms can persist for a year or more after a person has suffered a concussion.
