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Cut And Swelling In The Head, Ice Pack Given, Taken Ibuprofen, Headache Persists, Anything To Worry?

I fell on ice in my driveway on Monday. I hit the right side of my head. It caused a cut on my temple and some swelling. I put an ice pack on right after and took some ibuprofen. My temple is swollen some still and I have had a constant, moderate headache since the incident. Should I keep and eye on things or just go see a doctor?
Tue, 7 Jan 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

First of all, I would like to reassure you that there is no need to worry about your head injury, as it seems to be minor.

You need not go to the ER now. Watch for symptoms such as severe headache, vomiting, blurred vision, drowsiness, fits, etc. If any of these occur, you may go to see a doctor and get a CT scan of brain done.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Cut And Swelling In The Head, Ice Pack Given, Taken Ibuprofen, Headache Persists, Anything To Worry?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. First of all, I would like to reassure you that there is no need to worry about your head injury, as it seems to be minor. You need not go to the ER now. Watch for symptoms such as severe headache, vomiting, blurred vision, drowsiness, fits, etc. If any of these occur, you may go to see a doctor and get a CT scan of brain done. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in