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My 6 year old son got hit really hard in her head today with a basketball and complained and cried of pain for like an hour and then after that he had?

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Go to the hospital: he needs to be seen and will probably need some tests, this a form of head injury, and the symptoms warrant evaluation, best wishes

Answered 4/10/2017

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A member asked:

My 6 year old son got hit really hard in her head today with a basketball and complained and cried of pain for like an hour and then after that he had?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Al Hegab answered

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