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Does The Forehead Injury Causing Bruising And Discoloration Need Medical Attention?

My 10.5 month old daughter fell off the bed yesterday, hitting her head on the hardwood floor. She immediately bruised on the middle of her forehead in her hairline, directly below her soft spot. The bruise was raspberry red and quickly turned to almost a purplish red color. This happened at 9:30 am. By 1:00 in the afternoon, the bruise had completely disappeared. She was more irritable than normal, but just a little fussy. She is normally the most content baby. She will not let me touch the spot where the bruise was at all. I watched her closely for the rest of the day for any abnormalities, and the only thing I noticed was just fussiness. I checked her pupils, they responded properly. Oh, and she didn t want to eat much yesterday, or this morning, which is very unusual, and she was peeing excessively--completely filling a diaper each time she d pee. She also had loose seedy stools yesterday that were very stinky (but we re also transitioning from breast feeding). Today, she doesn t want me to put her down. Should I be concerned? Do I need to take her to the doctor?
Wed, 25 Jan 2017
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Internal Medicine Specialist 's  Response
Dear parent, you should minister your daughter for the next 24 hours after the fall. if she experienced any dizziness , fainting or vomiting in these 24 hours then you should take her immediately to the hospital to get an emergency CT scan of the brain as she might be suffering from concussion
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Does The Forehead Injury Causing Bruising And Discoloration Need Medical Attention?

Dear parent, you should minister your daughter for the next 24 hours after the fall. if she experienced any dizziness , fainting or vomiting in these 24 hours then you should take her immediately to the hospital to get an emergency CT scan of the brain as she might be suffering from concussion