Editing Concussion (section)

=== Medications ===
Medications may be prescribed to treat headaches, sleep problems and depression.<ref name=ComperBisschop/> [[Analgesic]]s such as [[ibuprofen]] can be taken for headaches,<ref name=AndersonT/> but [[paracetamol|paracetamol (acetaminophen)]] is preferred to minimize the risk of intracranial hemorrhage.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Reymond MA, Marbet G, Radü EW, Gratzl O | title = Aspirin as a risk factor for hemorrhage in patients with head injuries | journal = Neurosurgical Review | volume = 15 | issue = 1 | pages = 21–25 | year = 1992 | pmid = 1584433 | doi = 10.1007/BF02352062 | s2cid = 19344720 }}</ref> Concussed individuals are advised not to use [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] or other [[drug]]s that have not been approved by a doctor as they can impede healing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/concussion/feel_better.html |ref=cdcfeelbeter |date=March 8, 2010 |publisher=Center of Disease Control |location=Atlanta, GA |title=What Can I Do to Help Feel Better After a Concussion? |access-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428054612/http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/feel_better.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Activation database-guided EEG biofeedback has been shown to return the memory abilities of the concussed individual to levels better than the control group.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Thornton KE, Carmody DP | title = Efficacy of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: interventions of QEEG-guided biofeedback, computers, strategies, and medications | journal = Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback | volume = 33 | issue = 2 | pages = 101–124 | date = June 2008 | pmid = 18551365 | doi = 10.1007/s10484-008-9056-z | url = http://www.neurofeedbackclinic.ca/journals/Traumatic_Brain_Injuries/brain04.pdf | access-date = 2012-07-03 | url-status = live | s2cid = 7262160 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210307220217/https://www.neurofeedbackclinic.ca/journals/Traumatic_Brain_Injuries/brain04.pdf | archive-date = 2021-03-07 }}</ref>

About one percent of people who receive treatment for mTBI need surgery for a brain injury.<ref name="BorgHolm04">{{cite journal | vauthors = Borg J, Holm L, Cassidy JD, Peloso PM, Carroll LJ, von Holst H, Ericson K | title = Diagnostic procedures in mild traumatic brain injury: results of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | journal = Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | volume = 36 | issue = 43 Suppl | pages = 61–75 | date = February 2004 | pmid = 15083871 | doi = 10.1080/16501960410023822 | doi-access = free }}</ref>