What types of head injuries are there?

There are several types of head injuries and each injury is treated in a different manner. They are:

• Concussion – may cause memory loss, temporary lack of awareness, confusion and/or disorientation
• Cerebral contusion – contusion to the cerebellum, the part of the brain at the back of the skull that coordinates/regulates muscular activity
• Skull fracture – may be invisible or may be seen as bruising, bleeding, swelling
• Intracranial hemorrhage – bleeding/blood clots inside the skull that damage the brain