Question 1

what foods can help skull fracture heal?

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Fracture healing: In general, optimal fracture healing requires well-balanced nutrition, including calcium, vitamin d, protein--along with a healthy host and adequate blood supply.

Question 2

which type of skull fracture is the most serious?

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Depressed or base : Depressed skull fractures are serious as they can damage underlying brain tissue as well as communicate with the skin causing infection.  They can also be associated with hemorrhages.
Skull base fractures are very serious as they can fracture through areas where nerves or arteries/veins enter/exit.
These can also cause spinal fluid to leak.

Question 3

i have a skull fracture. what can i do to care for it?

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Symptommatic: In most cases skull fractures will heal over time without any specific intervention.  If this is the case for your fracture, then simple conservative care will suffice - ice initially to minimize swelling, pain meds as needed, and, of course, avoiding any contact/impact at the area of the fracture.

Question 4

after a skull fracture how do you know everything is ok?

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Neuro check: In skull fracture, neuro checks should be performed once an hour, for the first 24 hours:

 make sure the person can be awakened
 make sure the person can walk
 make sure the person can speak normally
 make sure the person can move extremities normally.

Question 5

what are the tests for basilar skull fracture?

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CT scan: Ct scan of the brain is the best analysis for basilar skull fracture.
The bone windows supplied with the ct scan are where we find the fractures of the base of the skull.  If we need more detailed images, we have fine-cut ct's of the skull performed.

Question 6

is it okay to go to school with a skull fracture?

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Yes if there no : Complications and the initial period of observation past without any problem.  No sport activities.

Question 7

describe the features of a basilar skull fracture.?

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Basilar skull fx: Basilar skull fracture is usually due to blunt trauma to the back of the head. It has unusual features besides from severe headache. Bruises may appear under the eyes ("raccoon eyes"), there may be bleeding behind the ear drum (only seen with an otoscope), and there may be clear watery fluid (CSF) running out the nose. You can also lose your sense of smell and have severe dizziness.

Question 8

what are the symptoms of basilar skull fracture i should be looking for?

Accepted Answer

Skull fracture: The most common symptoms of basilar skull fracture are bruising around one or both eyes (a black eye) without known injury or blow to this area of the face; may also get blood behind the ear on the side of the fracture.  Less commonly there may be leakage of spinal fluid from the nose or the ear.

Question 9

what can happen with splintering bones in a skull fracture?

Accepted Answer

Dependswhere they go: If the fragments stay in place, there may be no long term problems. If they penetrate the meninges, which are the membranes that cover the brain, injury or bleeding in the brain can occur.

Question 10

what happens when someone get a skull fracture?

Accepted Answer

Skull fracture : The fracture itself is a break or crack of the cranial bone.
It may cause no permanent damage, or depending on what part and how much of the underlying brain was affected, there may be serious neurological subsequelae such as seizures, cognitive or motor problems.

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