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Large head
Large heads are a clinical finding often caused by a larger brain, fluid in the brain, or larger bones.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 39-year old asked:
Why do taller people generally have larger heads?
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A member asked:
Found a little red spot on side of tongue this am. Only one. Very small like a larger pin head. .. Just today. Should i worry? Maybe bit myself?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Found a little red spot on side of tongue this am. Only one. Very small like a larger pin head. .. just today. Should I worry? Maybe bit myself?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Clot, size of egg, in jugular 7 days. Clot is getting larger and pain in head, jaw and ear is unsettling. Xarelto Rivaroxaban perscribed. Home worried?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Keep getting little white heads on face. One two at a time. Different places. No larger red areas but a little red around white head. Worry? Check?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does drinking too much and not sleeping causes your head and face to grow larger and fatter. is this true?
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A 33-year old female asked:
My 9 month old son's weight and height is in the 18th percentile but his head is in the 67th. should I be concerned that his head is so much larger?
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A 46-year old asked:
My glans have become a bit larger after ejaculation. because of this my foreskin dosnt cover my head fully. what can i do to fix this?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I have a large lump ("bible bump") on my head. I want removed it seems to be getting larger! It's been there for 25 yrs who should I see!?
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A 37-year old female asked:
my doctor said I was bit by a black widow spider 7 days later the bruising is much larger. My shoulder back &hips hurt. I've been tired & light headed?
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A 17-year old female asked:
My left breast has grown 2 cup sizes larger within the last couple months and the past week I've had bad head aches. Are they related? Should I worry?
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A 37-year old female asked:
15 + yrs strictly right side head pain, mild to moderate. daily. pupil on right slightly larger. Unresponsive to meds. Doesnt fit migraine categories. 4 MRI/A all clear. would aneurysm show on tests?
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A 41-year old asked:
What causes an unusually large head?
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A 37-year old asked:
Question about head size. Do large-headed people have more neurons in reserve (for later in life)?
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A 45-year old asked:
Macrocephaly/large head?
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A member asked:
What is it called if a person has an excessivly large head head is bigger than a basketball
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A 42-year old asked:
If a baby has a rather large head, would it be possible for their body grow for their head size?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Our baby is @ 28 weeks now & due 10th mar. latest scan shows large head & 3rd ventrical measuring 6 mm. Should we be concerned?
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A 46-year old asked:
What could be wrong if the doctor says the baby has a large head measurement at ultrasound?
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A 47-year old asked:
I have a baby with an abnormally large head, Cab I have natural birth?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Could a 4 mth old who doesn't hold his head up and his large head be concerns for autism?
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A 31-year old asked:
On fetal ultrasound what is an abnormally large head?
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A 47-year old asked:
Fetal ultrasound showed enlarged renal pelvis and large head. So could it be a syndrome?
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A 64-year old male asked about a 34-year old female:
Maternal age 35 yrs. 36 weeks pregnant. Large head parameters within physiological range BPD 9.24. Single loop of cord around neck. ? El LSCS or VD
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A 36-year old male asked:
I squeezed a large white head pimple/boil on my cheek perhaps too early and roughly skin is red discolored for 2 weeks. Why so long to go away?
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A 64-year old male asked about a 34-year old female:
Mother 37 wks large fetal head within physiological limit ,without having having diabetes or anamoly on 3d scan & head present.be delivred by which?
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A 32-year old asked:
My 4 months old has hypotonia, wide bridge to nose, eyes wide set, large fore head. Pediatrician unsure but I think somethink genetic is wrong?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I was found to be anemic due to the large Fibroids .My hair -head,has stopped growing.What could be the cause?After surgery,will it grow back longer?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Baby head bump?
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A 23-year old asked:
Top of head throbbing?
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