Hi,

My pre-teen daughter suffered a concussion in a minor auto accident. She was the only person injured in the car and we didn't even realize it until the next day when she had a substantial headache. When I took her to the local ER, they diagnosed her with a mild concussion and sent her home with the expectation that she would be better the next day. Three days later with the same headache, we went to the children's hospital ER where they diagnosed her with a significant concussion and refered her to the trauma clinic. Three weeks later, she still has the headache, although much better, and has been out of school the whole time. We tried school once and it made her headache much worse. We have tried homework at home, but it also aggravates the headache. Ballet seems to be OK. Does anyone else have any experience with this? We are so confused! The Dr.'s said she can't return to school until she can do it without pain, but she is missing so much! They also said it can take 2-3 weeks, but we are now starting week 4. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.