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Bad Headache And Swelling Months After Head Injury
- Head Injury In Children
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Diagnosis
In most cases of mild childhood head injuries, parents call the doctor's office first to determine whether their child needs to be evaluated in person. If you contact your child's doctor about a head injury, the doctor will want to know:
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How and when your child hurt his head - If your child has fallen, the doctor will want to know the height of the fall and the surface on which he or she landed.
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A physical description of your child's head injury - Is there...
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Head injury
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Aneurysm in the brain
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Concussion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Mild trauma linked to soldiers' headaches
Mild head or neck injuries may be to blame for headache pain experienced by soldiers returning from combat, researchers say. A study by two... Read more »
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