Post Concussion Syndrome
NHS Tayside RefGuide
Warning
Who to refer
- In general, patients do not need to be referred to Neurology with post-concussion syndrome
- The exception to this is patients with resultant chronic migraine unresponsive to trials of at least 3 prophylactic agents and where analgesia overuse has been addressed. (please see migraine RefGuide)
- For all other symptoms (e.g. memory, dizziness etc) please refer to RefGuide dizziness and RefGuide memory symptoms
- For those with predominant cognitive symptoms, please see memory symptoms.
How to refer
Please refer routinely via SCI Gateway as per usual headache guidance.
- Post concussion syndrome is a constellation of symptoms that can occur after minor head injuries
- Patients can present with a number of symptoms including memory and mood changes, dizziness, fatigue and headache.