Concussion: should I be worried about dent after a head inju Posted: 10-13-06 10:43am
I banged my head last saturday very hard
causing me to drop to the ground.
Everything went black and I heard a
crunch. I iced it down and took some
asprin. I have had a headache for 6 days
now. The bump has gone down but in its
place is a very tender dent. Should I be
concerned that this could be more than a
bad knock to the noggin? Is it even
possible to have a dent in your head?
According to the symptoms you are
experiencing after the injury (“I went
black”, “heard a crunch”, headache,
etc.) it seems to me that you‘ve
experienced a light brain concussion
(cerebral commotion). The dent that you
notice is probably the result of the
impact on the soft tissues around the
skull. It doesn’t seems likely that the
scull is fractured. Nonetheless, you can
consult your GP (general practitioner) and
request a CT-scan of the head. If you
start to experience stronger headaches,
dizziness, nausea, vomiting and losing
conciseness you MUST go to a doctor
immediately.
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