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Head Injury, Skull Indentation, Headache, Dent From Eyebrow To Hairline. Cure For Condition?

I hit my head on the corner of a desk more than 4 years ago, and can still feel an indentation in my skull . I have sensitivity around the area and when I get a headache it hurts in that general area. This dent is off to the side of the centre of my forehead . Should I seek medical attention for this, or should I just leave it alone. The dent is at least 4 inches long from my eyebrow up to my hairline, and is in general terms a finger tip wide as I can follow it the whole way of the dent.
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Hi.
Did you not get any investigation done at that time?
Now that it has already been 4 yrs since, and it still has a dent and is painful so I suggest at least get an X-Ray skull ( AP and Lateral view )
Off course for certain types of skull fractures you need to get CT scan brain (plain) done.
Do not worry most of the skull fractures heal on their own . Neurologically intact patients with simple linear fracture and neurologically intact patients with depressed skull fractures are managed conservatively.
As you do not have any other symptoms of convulsion, altered sensorium and severe headache so you just need evaluation to find out the cause of indentation of skull and any underlying injury.
Thanks.
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Head Injury, Skull Indentation, Headache, Dent From Eyebrow To Hairline. Cure For Condition?

Hi. Did you not get any investigation done at that time? Now that it has already been 4 yrs since, and it still has a dent and is painful so I suggest at least get an X-Ray skull ( AP and Lateral view ) Off course for certain types of skull fractures you need to get CT scan brain (plain) done. Do not worry most of the skull fractures heal on their own . Neurologically intact patients with simple linear fracture and neurologically intact patients with depressed skull fractures are managed conservatively. As you do not have any other symptoms of convulsion, altered sensorium and severe headache so you just need evaluation to find out the cause of indentation of skull and any underlying injury. Thanks.