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What Are The Symptoms Of Skull Fracture?

I fell hit the top of my forehead on the edge of a concrete step, very hard. I went to A and E two days later as I still had concussion. They said I would be ok and to watch my symptoms. 2 weeks later, I have just about stopped getting vertigo, still tired with occasional headaches. The thing that concerns me is now that the swelling is going down, there is quite clearly a dent in my forehead where it hit the step. Is it possible i fractured my skull? and if so, can you recover from skull fracture without medical help. Thank you
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linear skull fractures heal on their own n don't require much intervention. the fact that u don't have vomiting loss of consciousness n seizures is a good sign that there isn't anything serious to worry about. the dent u mentioned , may have been a dsf depressed skull fracture but its unlikely as the A n E guys would hv taken care of it. if ur worried about the dent hv a re visit n share this concern if its a valid concern a plain x ray skull can rule it out, a more sensitive n specific test would be a CT. but I doubt u will undergo a CT as a DSF can be ruled out clinically.
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What Are The Symptoms Of Skull Fracture?

linear skull fractures heal on their own n don t require much intervention. the fact that u don t have vomiting loss of consciousness n seizures is a good sign that there isn t anything serious to worry about. the dent u mentioned , may have been a dsf depressed skull fracture but its unlikely as the A n E guys would hv taken care of it. if ur worried about the dent hv a re visit n share this concern if its a valid concern a plain x ray skull can rule it out, a more sensitive n specific test would be a CT. but I doubt u will undergo a CT as a DSF can be ruled out clinically.