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How can a doctor distinguish between a skull fracture and a brain hemorrhage?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

CT or MRI Head: Both of the tests after blunt head trauma are diagnostic of either one, or the other or both.

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 11/10/2014

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