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What Causes Excessive Sleeping And Vomiting After A Head Injury?

My son found out that my grandson fell from his high chair on Thursday. He had him that weekend for a visit he seemed too sleep a lot and throw up at least twice a day other wise he seemed normal He is 10 months old his mom never told us what happened her grandmother did. Should we worry about him throwing up and sleeping so much
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Vomiting and excessive sleepiness following head trauma are warning signs. The child should be taken to the hospital and a CT head without contrast should be taken to rule out presence of haematoma. If the CT is normal, then it's alright.
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What Causes Excessive Sleeping And Vomiting After A Head Injury?

Hello and welcome to health care magic forums. Vomiting and excessive sleepiness following head trauma are warning signs. The child should be taken to the hospital and a CT head without contrast should be taken to rule out presence of haematoma. If the CT is normal, then it s alright. Thank you