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I'm 51 years old. i felt a " sunken" area on top of my skull. i think its the anterior fontanel. is this bad? its ok to touch but continuously it hurt
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Not fontanelle: The anterior fontanelle closes early in childhood and does not reopen. Could you have had an injury with a depressed skull fracture? Other possibilities include thinning of bone, infection, tumor. You should have this examined.
Answered 11/23/2020
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