What happened?

[Snappy]

I have a horse who grazes in a field at my farm. It's quite a distance away from the yard so when bringing them in we ride them bareback with a headcollar and lead rope to the yard. A few years ago i was doing this with two friends and their horses and just as i mounted my horse, she spooked and i fell off. I was wearing a hat but it wasn't fastened and it came off when i hit my head. When i got back to the yard i felt funny and was thinking of dreams i'd had in the past and i couldnt really tell whether these things had actually happened or not! I didnt go to hospital or anything and im fine now nut i was just wondering did i have concussion and why was i experiencing these weird thoughts?

[Octavius]

An injury to the head causes the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skull. This force may cause a tearing or twisting of the structures and blood vessels of the brain, which results in a breakdown of the normal flow of messages within the brain.

Grade 1
The mild concussion occurs when the person does not lose consciousness (pass out) but may seem dazed.
Grade 2
The slightly more severe form occurs when the person does not lose consciousness but has a period of confusion and does not recall the event.
Grade 3
The classic concussion, which is the most severe form, occurs when the person loses consciousness for a brief period of time and has no memory of the event. E

valuation from a health-care provider should be performed as soon as possible after the injury.
A concussion can happen to anyone, at any time. The most common causes of concussion include a blow to the head from a motor vehicle crash, fall or assault.

The signs and symptoms of a concussion include severe headache, dizziness, vomiting, increased size of one pupil or sudden weakness in an arm or leg. The person may seem restless, aggitated or irritable. Often, the person may have memory loss or seem forgetful. These symptoms may last for several hours to weeks, depending on the seriousness of the injury.

[Bob Carter]

OK I'm no expert but that whole inability to distinguish between dreams and reality on occasion is something I live with. Cutting out caffiene helped but I still get these attacks which I've been told are due to an imbalance of endorphins due in turn to adrenaline problems. My guess is that the trauma caused a surge in adrenaline which basically tells the brain to stop everything except what it needs to do to escape the danger. The downside of that is that it scrambles up all sorts of other things in your head.