Almost five months ago my 18 year old son was involved in a multiple rollover car accident. He suffered a serious concussion. CT showed no bleeds, swelling or skull fractures. He continues to struggle with cognitive functions, memory issues, brain fog, headaches. Requested an MRI that was done today and scan shows multiples areas with "old" blood. Up to this point we were lead to believe there had been no bleeding or "serious" brain damage. Neurologist last week stated that he felt the concussion was "all better" and that my son is now suffering from migraines. I am not opposed to the migraine idea, however felt strongly that we are far from over the concussion problems.
Not sure where to go from here with today's results . . . Old blood is seen on MRI after almost five months from accident, am I being a paranoid mother and needlessly worrying about this being a major concern? How long does blood remain visible on scan after there is no obvious signs of current bleeds? Is five months post accident considered a reasonable time frame for blood to still be detected? Does this increase the possibility that some of his current brain function deficits will always be present to some extent? I don't want him pushed in areas that will cause more damage, but I also do not want him to held back in areas that are safe. Is the old blood eventually absorbed and/or does the presence of it cause certain symptoms and/or increase his risk for further problems. I am feeling so helpless at this point. Any Neuro advice would be great!