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Enlarged skull
Enlarged skull is a symptom in which a person has a bigger skull than expected for somebody his age, size, and gender. Causes can include congenital (present at birth) brain disorders, childhood increased brain pressure, etc...
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 32-year old asked:
How to tell if it's an enlarged skull or a tumor?
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A 31-year old asked:
Enlarged skull delivered by c section?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can someone enlarge their skull through craniofacial surgery?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I have an enlarged bump on the back of my head on the right side at the base of the skull. It is very tender? No other symptoms. Should i be worried?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can you tell me if you have a brain tumor, does your skull itself gets enlarged ?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Thyroid feels enlarged, there is a ball on the upper back of my neck near the skull (feels like a painless ball) and I have difficulty breathing.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Firm enlarged lump r/s of neck.Another on l/s of spine below skull.Intermittent night sweats.Extreme tiredness >6wks! is this lymphoma? Cbc normal
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A 36-year old asked:
What could weird knots on crown of skull mean?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can the sides of a person's skull be different sizes?
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A 54-year old female asked:
What could cause your skull to feel like it's caving in on the top?
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A 48-year old asked:
What causes my skull to feel like something is crawling but nothing is there?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Which skull xay position shows the entire skull? Which skull position shows sides of the skull?
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A 49-year old asked:
Is bump on end of skull normal?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is having a disformed skull fatal?
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A male asked:
Does skull growth stop at puberty?
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A 35-year old asked:
How do I know i fractured my skull?
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A 22-year old male asked:
What is dull pain the back of my skull?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can a person die from having skull surgery?
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A 40-year old asked:
How to treat raw pain at the crown of skull?
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A 16-year old female asked:
If a tumor is out your skull will it be hugh?
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A 35-year old asked:
What might cause my pain at the base of skull?
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A 36-year old asked:
Base of skull hurts why I type all day and night?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Is it possible to change skull shape with surgery?
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A 37-year old asked:
Pain where skull meets neck on right? What is cure?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Why do I have so many grooves or indents on my skull?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are the reasons for pain in back of my head or skull?
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A 49-year old asked:
Do you think that i could get anthrax from a skull i found?
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A 16-year old female asked:
If a tumor grows big outside your skull how long would you live?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does a woman with osteoporosis also have a more breakable skull?
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A 53-year old male asked:
What could be a reason for human skull shape changes after age 50?
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