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Flat back of skull
Flat back of the skull is a condition in which a person has a flat spot on the back of the head. It can be seen in babies who sleep in the proper face-up position but don't move their heads too much when sleeping.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 40-year old asked:
Is it typical to have a flat part of skull at back of head?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I have a deformed shape of skull, my back skull is flat and it seems the base of my skull is small and my face is big, can, any alternative therapy?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have a flat spot the size of a golf ball on the back of my skull. It is kind of soft and I get intense headaches when I touch it. What could it be?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Hi, I am curious as to whether I should see a doctor about something strange I noticed about my skull. About a year ago I noticed I have a flat side, like a sunken spot on the back of my scull. I unfortunately have no idea how long I've had it.
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A 16-year old female asked:
Fell flat on my Back.a sore neck at the top below my skull,the too of my spine&my tail bone hurt,half way down my back my spine hurts there is a lump.
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A 36-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Prominent back of 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 41-year old asked:
What are the reasons for pain in back of my head or skull?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can you get spasms in de back and side of your head near base of the skull?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is it normal that I can feel a ~8mm thick suture line on the back right side of my skull, but only a much smaller one on the left?
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A 44-year old male asked:
20 month old son has indent in back of skull. Otherwise normal, behaviorally and physically. Is this indentation serious? Should we treat it?
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A member asked:
I have a divot on the top, back part of my skull. It wasn't always there. I've had it for a couple of years now. Is there something wrong with me?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I have an indent on the the top of my skull towards the back, I have never noticed it before so do not know if it's new or it's always been there.
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A female asked:
Extreme and sudden pain on the base of my skull on the left side. Pain goes away for an hour after I wake up and then builds back through the day?
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A member asked:
I get a very sharp headache at the top of my skull when i straighten back up after i bend over, not when bent over. Lasts 10 seconds, goes away. ?
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A female asked:
I have recently found a large indentation in the back of my skull, which is about 3 inches long and about 2 inches deep. I'm concerned what it may be?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I have recently noticed ridges in the top of my skull close to the back and two indentations at the side and I dont know if this is TMJ/something else?
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A 56-year old female asked:
28 years ago I fell backs and landed on the back of my skull, never was treated never had problems. Can this be complications 28 years later headache?
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A 48-year old asked:
Back of the neck and head skull pain?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can fibromyalgia cause pain in the back of the skull
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A 28-year old female asked:
Pressure and pain in back of skull where neck is. What could this be scared!
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A 45-year old asked:
What do you suggest if my child has a dent on the back of his skull, and he also is having silent seizures?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I hv a small lump at the back of the skull( left side), hard n it becomes painful smtimes but only to d left side. What is it?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is it possible for adult to develop flat spot on top of skull. Have a flat spot on half of top of head but not sure if always been there?
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A 23-year old female asked about a 33-year old male:
If the base of his skull gets pressed (where spine meets skull), even lightly, my husband gets a headache for a few hours. Should we be worried?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Woke up this with pain on the part of the skull right above where the spine joins. What could have cause this pain? Is it because of the pillow?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I have a large dent on the back of my skull and about a month ago I started getting bad headaches were I couldn't get out of bed. Need answers
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A 24-year old male asked:
Skull deformity from the back of the head, can it be repaired with cranioplasty. How is it done if its a large area & what are the estimate cost.
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A female asked:
Pain in the center of the back of my head. Feel like my skull is parted. And there is an unstoppable itch and now it hurts. Why is this happening?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Found dent at top of headtoward the back(before skull starts rounding up).Seems to be along saggital suture.Is this normal or worrisome? No injury.
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