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What Causes Raised Ridge On Head In An Elderly Person?
I have a raised ridge in the center/top of my skull. It begins at my hairline on my forehead, and goes back about 3-4 inches. It is quite prominent. There are no issues, or symptoms. I had to feel it, to find it. I am 59 years old, and it has not always been there.
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dear sir
in the developmental stage and in our young days the top of the skull develops from many bones which join together to finally form the vault of the skull
there sutures fuse with age.
thats why if you remember and see a small baby has a soft spot on the top of the skull.
the front of skull too has a suture called the frontal suture
it can be felt as ridge in some individuals please be assures its normal bone atructure nothing is wrong
in the developmental stage and in our young days the top of the skull develops from many bones which join together to finally form the vault of the skull
there sutures fuse with age.
thats why if you remember and see a small baby has a soft spot on the top of the skull.
the front of skull too has a suture called the frontal suture
it can be felt as ridge in some individuals please be assures its normal bone atructure nothing is wrong
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