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Head trauma
Any injury to the face, skull, or brain as a result of blunt force, or penetrating trauma. It can also occur due to rapid acceleration or deceleration forces.
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What is head trauma?
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What is head trauma caused by?
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Can add be exascerbated by head trauma?
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What is recovery like after head trauma?
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What can they do for head trauma victims?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can increased salivation be a symptom of head trauma?
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What is the definition or description of: head trauma?
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A 44-year old asked:
With serious head trauma accident, what's the chances of correspondance?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Why does Temperature go up in head trauma?Is high temperature specific for any condition?
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Can head trauma brin on flashbacks?
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Feeling nauseous after head trauma?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Can head trauma (not severe) cause a stroke?
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A 28-year old female asked:
An acorn fell on my head. Can that cause head trauma?
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A male asked:
What do you do for mastoiditis caused by head trauma ?
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A 28-year old female asked about a female:
He has two lumps on his head, One is extremely painful. No head trauma. ?
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A 48-year old asked:
How would patient be treated if they were admitted to the e.R. With severe head trauma?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I was laying in bed when suddenly my cat jumped on my face , she is big can she be causing me head trauma?
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A member asked:
When my brother and I were kids, he used to annoy me & I would beat him up. Later in life he developed tourettes. Could head trauma / I have caused it?
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A 39-year old asked:
Head trauma should I get to the er?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Can head trauma cause ADHD in an adult?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it possible to develop dementia from a head trauma?
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What is the treatment for a suspected severe head trauma?
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A 49-year old asked:
How long would it take a cataract to develop after head trauma?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the best non-drug treatment to give a teen recovering from head trauma?
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A 44-year old asked:
My 2yr. Old son died of blunt head trauma, could 2 or more people have caused this injury?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Is fainting similar to a concussion? in the same family or threatening to the body no head trauma included here just dont know how fainting works.
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A female asked about a 51-year old female:
I'm 51 and I just found a dent down the center of my skull, like a long trench. I have never had any head trauma and it doesn't hurt. What is this?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Recently started experiencing straight lines as curved in my central vision. I'm 32, with a history of head trauma. Should I be worried? App. tomo.
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A 20-year old female asked:
My daughter is one five weeks old, what are the signs if her soft spot being hit or head trauma? My boyfriends sister dropped my iPhone 4s on her head
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A 54-year old asked:
Over 20 years ago had head trauma from attack.I seem to be getting four kinds of head pains all the time.Most on left side of head.Some are very sharp?
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