Symptoms such as coma and headache may appear immediately after a skull fracture, or they may gradually appear and worsen about 3 days after the injury.
Most of the skull fracture is caused by external force, at the time of injury, due to the external force conduction to the intracranial brain tissues, different degrees of coma, headache, vomiting and other symptoms may appear at the time of injury, at this time, the appearance of the above symptoms is mainly related to the abnormal stimulation of brain tissues.
If the skull fracture is more serious or combined with other craniocerebral injuries, symptoms such as limb movement disorder may also occur.
Most skull fractures are associated with brain damage of varying degrees. Even if the symptoms are mild at the time of the injury, cerebral edema may begin to appear from about 3 days after the injury and peak around the seventh day, when symptoms such as severe headache, vomiting, and neck stiffness mainly appear.
In addition, if there is a combination of concussion and other injuries, there may also be signs of higher neurological impairment such as amnesia of recent events and disorientation.
When skull fracture occurs, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, and under the guidance of the doctor active treatment, so as not to delay the condition.