The National Athletic Trainers' Association listed symptoms that occur following a concussion. These can be monitored over time as part of patient evaluation.
Symptoms:
(1) blurred vision
(2) dizziness
(3) drowsiness
(4) excess sleep
(5) easily distracted
(6) fatigue
(7) feeling "in a fog"
(8) feeling "slowed down"
(9) headache
(10) inappropriate emotions
(11) irritability
(12) loss of consciousness
(13) loss of orientation
(14) memory problems
(15) nausea
(16) nervousness
(17) personality change
(18) balance/coordination
(19) poor concentration
(20) ringing in the ears
(21) sadness
(22) seeing stars
(23) sensitivity to light
(24) sensitivity to noise
(25) sleep disturbance
(26) vacant stare, glassy-eyed
(27) vomiting
Symptoms may be:
(1) listed as present or absent
(2) graded (from 0 absent to 6 extreme)
Interpretation:
• minimum number of symptoms: 0
• maximum number of symptoms: 27
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