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A 19-year old male asked:

I had 3 xrays of skull , anterior posterior and lateral view. My concern is can this cause skin tanning or darkening because i have heard radiations can cause darkening?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

I when for a skull X-ray because I fell. Was that necessary?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old asked:

Can a cracked skull sometimes not show up on an x-ray?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old female asked:

Hi, can someone explain what prominent vascular grooves on a skull X-ray means? Thanks?

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A 23-year old female asked:

My 7months baby fell on bed and hit the back of her head .i went for xray and the results shows theres no damage no skull fructure only a dent should i worry will the dent heal on its own and dissapear ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

Would a X-ray or a cat-scan be used to determine an abnormal skull shape?

3 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

Is there a problem with my husbands right side skull flap? He had double skull cranioplasty sept 2010, left is total healed and fine, looks great. Right side still has depression and the two round titianium plates are sticking out uncomfortably. An X-ray

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old female asked:

What is mandible and is it part of the skull? I was given facial X-ray for concern that the upper palate may have cracked. Was this right test?

3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

Ma bro is 18.W.B.C 13.8 means he has leukocytosis and he got x.Ray for skull cuz he has pain in face so doctorsaid its inflamation of face.Its danger?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 23-year old female asked:

My bby fell on bend and hit her head the xray says there is no damage only a dent ,will the dent be permanent will it go away after how long will it take for the injured part in skull take to heal?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 23-year old female asked:

My baby fell on bed she is 7 months and i went for skull xray and there is no damage only a dent in back of the head am worried the in injured side is soft and when a toucch i feel something small like a lump should i be worried will the dent heal?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

Should I ask my doctor for results of a skull X-ray on my child? The ER won't tell me.

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A member asked about a female:

At my daughters 4 month well visit, her doc asked to get skull X-ray suspecting a small anterior fontanelle. It was a small since birth, so i worry?

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

I've had terrible pain that started at the base of the right side of my head that eventually spread down my neck and back. It's moved to the left base of my skull and my whole head hurts. I still have pain on the right side of my neck as well as xray?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 32-year old male asked:

Hello. I was moving a big freezer and a metal shelve about 7 bounced off my skull top my head to the back feel a little bump not huge should i ice it or go get a X-ray? I dont feel dizzy or anything? It was a stringy lines shelf in the middle

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

Are there any other options to check for metal fragments in the eye besides x ray? Skull X-ray has too much radiation!

3 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old male asked:

Is bone age always the same for every bone?ie,if a wrist x-ray showed a delay in bone age of 2 years, would face /skull bones also be delayed 2 years?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old female asked:

My 7 month old hit head, ER doc said she's ok-minor trauma.Is xray necessary in this case?How can I know for sure there isn't any brain or skull damage

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old female asked:

Is scalp cyst has a tendency to become brain cancer? i have a skull PA;LATERAL;TOWNES X-RAY:negatives finding.just the cyst size got bigger like grape

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

2017, I woke up with a crick in my neck. After 3 months of pain, I saw a chiropractor. X-ray = normal. Chiro. eased my symptoms short-term. Now I get headaches from neck pain/tension, starting at base of my skull then behind my eye. Thoughts?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old male asked:

What would cause paresthesia in right face/arm when massaging ache in top neck/skull base? No news back from spine X-ray last week. Should i worry about aneurysm/tumors? Always achy. Dr says anxiety.

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old female asked:

A fracture in the upper palate or skull base was suspected due to the oral surgery. Instead of looking at the inferior view of the mandilble, the ER took panoramic X-ray of the teeth. Is this right?

5 doctor answers • 12 doctors weighed in

A 76-year old male asked:

9/13/23 Would a head X-Ray show a skull fracture and the plate and screws used to fix it 18 years ago? Do skull bones grow back together? With a plate and screws in your skull, is it more dangerous to have a head X-Ray, head CT or head MRI?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

How is a fractured skull treated?

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A 32-year old asked:

What is done for a fractured skull?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

What are signs of a fractured skull?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

How does a skull molding helmet work?

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

Back of the neck and head skull pain?

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 62-year old female asked:

What causes headaches at base of skull?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old female asked:

What holds c1/c2 and c1/skull together?

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