Dr. Zhao Shaoqing reply Neurosurgery Question - Page 2

Raising hands unconsciously while sleeping? For the past month, I have been unconsciously raising my hands or placing them under my head while sleeping. Initially, it didn't affect my sleep much; I just felt shoulder soreness upon waking, which would subside after a while. H...

Head trauma-related issues? Hello Doctor: I sustained a brain injury from a car accident (head trauma with right cheek contusion and mild subarachnoid hemorrhage on the left side) and have been resting for about a month. Recently, while preparing to sleep, I've been experien...

Subdural hematoma and cerebellar hemorrhage due to a car accident; the patient was unconscious prior to hospital admission. Craniotomy was performed on October 20. Currently, the patient is at E1M2V? Hello, doctor. My friend's mother had a motorcycle accident in mid-October,...

After a craniotomy, why does the skull feel thick? Due to ineffective control of epilepsy with medication, a craniotomy was performed to remove the right temporal lobe. It has been 1 month and 25 days since the surgery. I would like to ask the doctor why there is still a thick se...

Postoperative loss of taste? Hello Doctor, my mother is currently over 60 years old. About a month ago, she was diagnosed with a 2 cm pituitary tumor that had hemorrhaged. She underwent minimally invasive surgery through the nasal cavity to remove it, and currently, her nasal pas...

How long will the headache last after hitting the head? Hello, doctor. I would like to ask about my head injury. I bumped the top of my head against a door, and for the first two to three days, I applied ice followed by heat. There was no swelling at the impact site. During the d...

Post-diagnosis spinal pain suspected to be inflammation? I have diabetes, and it has been three weeks since my diagnosis. I am currently experiencing abnormal spinal pain, which is usually accompanied by fever. The pain does not alleviate whether I am sitting or lying down, and I...

Cervical intervertebral position Director Zhao, are the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae and the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae considered to be in the same location for surgical purposes?

Fell and hit the back of the head? Hello, doctor. Yesterday, I accidentally fell and hit the back of my head. It immediately swelled up significantly, and aside from the redness, swelling, and pain at the impact site, there were no other unusual symptoms that day. I applied ice, ...

Head injury from a car accident? Hello, Doctor. A few days ago, I was in a car accident where I hit a tree. The left side of my face is bruised and swollen, and there are slight fractures in my orbital bone and skull. I have bruises on my neck and limbs. The doctor said it would ...

Curious question? When a bullet penetrates the head, the reason for blood spattering is due to the high velocity and energy of the bullet causing significant damage to blood vessels and brain tissue, leading to a rapid release of blood. The term "blowout" refers to a si...

Memory loss on the day of the car accident? After the car accident, I completely forgot how the accident happened, as well as the moments when I was taken to the hospital and the details of the police report. It wasn't until a few hours later that I started to have some frag...

Spinal compression Hello, doctor. My mother fell on her buttocks at the beginning of February and experienced incontinence and inability to move. After an X-ray in the emergency department, it was determined that she had a spinal compression and needed to rest. If her condition d...

Head trauma Yesterday, I was practicing a handstand at home, but instead of balancing on my hands, I ended up hitting my head on the floor because my arms gave out. It hurt a lot when I fell, and afterward, I experienced a headache and some dizziness. During class, I also felt a ...

Post-Concussion Syndrome Consultation Hello Dr. Zhao, I was hospitalized in the emergency department for 3 days due to a head injury 4 months ago (I was 19 years old at the time). I lost consciousness until I regained it after the ambulance arrived, and there were no seizures at ...

Brain injury - auditory comprehension (communication difficulties) and visual comprehension levels? Hello Doctor: Since the car accident two months ago, I have been experiencing strange phenomena. Over the past two months, I have noticed that when I answer phone calls, I often ha...

Brainstem injury My boyfriend, who is 26 years old and working across the strait, was involved in a car accident where he was rear-ended. He suffered from intracranial hemorrhage and brainstem injury, along with multiple fractures. He underwent minimally invasive craniotomy surge...

Concussion or delayed intracranial hemorrhage from a car accident? Hello Dr. Zhao! My mother was involved in a car accident six years ago, where her left posterior brain impacted the left side window. The force was significant, but the airbags did not deploy. At that time, we app...

In cases of severe head trauma from a car accident where the patient has been in a coma for several months, is it necessary to first repair the skull? My mother is in her 50s and was involved in a serious car accident in mid-October, resulting in severe head trauma and coma, alon...

Head issues Hello, the findings from the CT scan of the brain without contrast indicate the following: - There is no evidence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), subdural hematoma (SDH), epidural hematoma (EDH), or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). - The skull is intact. - There are...