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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Painful Knot At Base Of Skull

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Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash MD

Hi. I have a painful knot at the base of my skull causing terrible headaches in the back of my head, & now i can barely turn my head. My right ear is also starting to hurt... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash ( Neurologist)
Dr. Krishna Kumar MD

Hi. I have a painful knot at the base of my skull causing terrible headaches in the back of my head, & now i can barely turn my head. My right ear is also starting to hurt... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krishna Kumar ( Spine Surgeon)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

i found a lump or "knot" on the back of my head near the base of my skull...it hurts and is painful to touch and is warmer than the areas of my head. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

My husband has a lump on the leftside back of his head near the base of his skull. It is painful, he complains of dizziness , and is having problems staying awake. He had a neck... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

I have started to get this neck pain and as I was rubbing it I noticed I had a golf ball size bump at the base of my skull... I thought it was a knot but it does not move and maybe like... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)

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Dr. Mukund Savaskar MD

my son has a knot on lower bank of head. Doctor told use its was due to an old injury and nothing to be worried about. However, he has consistantly conplained of headaches and feeling dizzy. what is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukund Savaskar ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin MD

I was diagnosed Monday by an md with shingles, but my only symptom was a knot at the left base of my skull with one red spot, very painful, then I started with numbness around the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ashakiran S MD

I have a big knot on the left side base of the skull feels bruised to the touch about quarter size I also have a swollen lymph node pwa size at the base of my ear and last... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I have a hard knot in my suboccital area the size of a Lima bean, no painful. I had the same thing ... operating room under general anesthesia. Since it is a recurrence do I need to go through all... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

I have a knot at the base of my skull, right side. It moves around when I touch it, but it doesn t hurt. I think I have a memory of feeling a knot in the same spot in the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)