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2016-04-06 03:29:40
A friend of mine met with an accident 3 days ago with no major physical injuries. But he is unable to recollect incidents for last few weeks and also he is unable to remember incidents happening these three days. Whom should we consult and how long would complete recovery take.
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This is called retrograde amnesia This shows that there is a certain amount of shearing forces exerted on his brain during the injury We need to look for 1. Headache 2. Vomiting 3. Fits For next few days

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It's retrograde amnesia which is common in head injury Don't worry about this

Answered2016-04-06 16:48:18

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