Pregnancy And Baby Care Toddler Injury Toddler Head Injury Signs

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...external pressure, but if the toddler hits her head against a hard surface, chances are that the brain cells might be injured. You should look out for signs of head injury in your toddler.

Toddler Head Injury Symptoms

A bump on the head is of course one of the most evident toddler head injury signs. Application of a cold compress on the swollen portion of the head is often sufficient to treat the painful bump. In some cases, however, the injury might have gone deeper and led to what is technically known as intercranial hematoma, a condition in which the blood vessels in the brain are ruptured and blood clots outside the upper layer of the brain in the thin area between the brain and the skull. Other symptoms like nausea, vomiting, headaches and dizziness may also manifest themselves within a week of the head injury.

The injury may not have immediate and obvious symptoms, but there might be more serious signs like occasional trouble in vision and hearing, spells of blankness and semi-consciousness, slurred speech, sudden, unexplained seizures and lapses in memory and recognition. In severe cases, the patient may even suffer from an impairment of the motor functions, leading to partial of complete paralysis, as well as diminished mental skills. The diagnosis of blood clots inside the brain can be done through medical procedures like X-rays and MRIs. Serious head injuries leading to internal blood clots may be treated through surgical methods.

Preventing Head Injury in Toddlers

There are, however, a few simple measures that you may follow in order to protect your toddler from such injuries. Make sure that the toddler's room does not contain objects and articles of furniture with sharp edges. It also helps to throw in plenty of cushions around the walls and use thick, soft carpeting on the floor in order to minimize the impact of any head injuries the child may sustain as a result of falling down.