I-Post-Concussion Syndrome

Umxholo

• Yintoni i-post-concussion syndrome?
• Ziintoni iimpawu zempawu zasemva kwesiphithiphithi?
• Yintoni ebangela i-post-concussion syndrome?
• Ngubani osemngciphekweni we-post-concussion syndrome?
• I-post-concussion syndrome iphathwa njani?
• Amayeza nonyango
• Uyintoni umbono emva kwesifo se-post-concussion?
• Ndingayithintela njani i-post-concussion syndrome?

Yintoni i-post-concussion syndrome?

I-post-concussion syndrome (i-PCS), okanye i-post-concussive syndrome, ibhekisa kwiimpawu eziqhubekayo emva kwempixano okanye ukwenzakala kwengqondo ebuhlungu (i-TBI).

Le meko ichaphazeleka xa umntu osandul 'ukufumana ukonzakala entloko eqhubeka nokuziva iimpawu ezithile kulandela ukubetha. Oku kubandakanya:

• isiyezi
• ukudinwa
• intloko ebuhlungu

I-post-concussion syndrome ingaqala ukwenzeka kwiintsuku zokwenzakala kwentloko. Nangona kunjalo, ngamanye amaxesha kungathatha iiveki ukuba iimpawu zibonakale.

Ziintoni iimpawu zempawu zasemva kwesiphithiphithi?

Ugqirha unokuchonga i-PCS emva kwe-TBI ngobuncinane bezi mpawu zilandelayo:

• intloko ebuhlungu
• isiyezi
• i-vertigo
• ukudinwa
• iingxaki zememori
• ingxaki yokujonga
• iingxaki zokulala
• ukuphuthelwa
• ukungazinzi
• ukucaphuka
• ukungakhathali
• ukudakumba
• ixhala
• utshintsho kubuntu
• uvakalelo kwingxolo kunye nokukhanya

Akukho ndlela inye yokufumanisa i-PCS. Iimpawu ziyahluka ngokuxhomekeka kumntu. Ugqirha unokucela i-MRI okanye i-CT scan ukuze aqiniseke ukuba akukho nto iphazamisekileyo kwingqondo.

Ukuphumla kuhlala kunconyelwa emva kwengxabano. Nangona kunjalo, inokuzolula iimpawu zengqondo ze-PCS.

Yintoni ebangela i-post-concussion syndrome?

Iingqungquthela zinokwenzeka kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo, kubandakanya:

• kulandela ukuwa
• ukubandakanyeka kwingozi yemoto
• ukuhlaselwa ngogonyamelo
• ukufumana ukubetha entloko ngexesha lezemidlalo, ingakumbi amanqindi kunye nebhola ekhatywayo

Ayaziwa ukuba kutheni abanye abantu bephuhlisa i-PCS kwaye abanye bengenayo.

Ubungqongqo bengxubakaxaka okanye i-TBI ayidlali ndima yokuba nokwenzeka kwePCS.

Ngubani osemngciphekweni we-post-concussion syndrome?

Nabani na osandula ukudibana nengxaki usengozini yePCS. Kungenzeka ukuba uphuhlise i-PCS ukuba ungaphezulu kweminyaka engama-40.

Uninzi lweempawu ezibonisa ezo zinxulunyaniswa:

• ukudakumba
• ixhala
• Uxinzelelo lwasemva koxinzelelo lwasemva (PTSD)

Ezinye iingcali zikholelwa ukuba abantu abaneemeko zengqondo esele zikhona kunokwenzeka ukuba baphuhlise i-PCS emva kwengxubakaxaka.

I-post-concussion syndrome iphathwa njani?

Akukho nyango lunye lukhoyo kwi-PCS. Endaweni yoko, ugqirha wakho uya kunyanga iimpawu ezithile kuwe. Ugqirha wakho angakuthumela kwingcali yezempilo yengqondo ukuba anyangwe. Banokucebisa unyango lwengqondo ukuba unemicimbi yememori.

Amayeza nonyango

Ugqirha wakho unokuyalela ukuba uthomalalise uxinzelelo kunye noxinzelelo. Indibaniselwano ye-anti-depressants kunye ne-psychotherapy counselling nayo inokunceda ekunyangeni uxinzelelo.

Uyintoni umbono emva kwesifo se-post-concussion?

Uninzi lwabantu abane-PCS luyachacha ngokupheleleyo. Nangona kunjalo, kunzima ukuqikelela ukuba oku kunokwenzeka nini. I-PCS ihlala ihamba kwisithuba seenyanga ezintathu, kodwa kuye kwakho iimeko eziye zahlala unyaka nangaphezulu.

Ndingayithintela njani i-post-concussion syndrome?

Oonobangela be-PCS emva kwengxubusho abakacaci. Ekuphela kwendlela yokuthintela i-PCS kukuthintela ukwenzakala kwentloko ngokwayo.

Nazi ezinye zeendlela zokunceda ukunqanda ukonzakala kwentloko:

• Bhinqa ibhanti yakho yesithuthi xa usesemotweni.
• Qinisekisa ukuba abantwana obakhathaleleyo bakwizitulo ezifanelekileyo zeemoto kwaye bakhuseleke ngokufanelekileyo.
• Soloko unxiba isigcina-ntloko xa ukhwele ibhayisekile, udlala imidlalo echaphazelayo, okanye ukhwele ihashe.