Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case Report
Growing skull fracture (GSF) is a rare complication of cranio-cerebral injuries in infants and children under three years of age. Falls and blunt force head trauma are the most frequent causes of head injuries. GSF usually results from a linear calvarial fracture, however, it may also occur due to a...
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doaj-4a26d14fb96849008834a45727d6f1c92020-11-25T01:59:32ZengGalenos YayineviHaseki Tıp Bülteni1302-00722147-26882018-09-0156324424710.4274/haseki.391313049054Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case ReportAykut Akpınar0Mehmet Nihat Dinçbal1Bekir Mahmut Kılınç2 University of Health Sciences, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Neurosurgery, İstanbul, Turkey University of Health Sciences, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Neurosurgery, İstanbul, Turkey University of Health Sciences, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Neurosurgery, İstanbul, Turkey Growing skull fracture (GSF) is a rare complication of cranio-cerebral injuries in infants and children under three years of age. Falls and blunt force head trauma are the most frequent causes of head injuries. GSF usually results from a linear calvarial fracture, however, it may also occur due to a closed-head injury. The most common symptom is scalp swelling without progressive tenderness or pain. The most common site of GSF is the parietal region. GSF may cause epilepsy, neurologic disorders and calvarial asymmetry. Duraplasty in early period of GSF is recommended in order to have better results. Here, we report a 15-month-old girl with parietal bone fracture who was followed closely both clinically and radiologically and underwent surgical repair of GSF and enlargement of the dural defect. http://www.hasekidergisi.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/growing-skull-fracture-in-an-infant-a-case-report/19650 Growing skull fracturechildrensequel of traumacephalohematomadural tear |
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Aykut Akpınar Mehmet Nihat Dinçbal Bekir Mahmut Kılınç Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case Report Haseki Tıp Bülteni Growing skull fracture children sequel of trauma cephalohematoma dural tear |
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Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case Report |
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Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case Report |
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Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case Report |
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Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case Report |
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Growing Skull Fracture in an İnfant: A Case Report |
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growing skull fracture in an i̇nfant: a case report |
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Galenos Yayinevi |
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Haseki Tıp Bülteni |
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Growing skull fracture (GSF) is a rare complication of cranio-cerebral injuries in infants and children under three years of age. Falls and blunt force head trauma are the most frequent causes of head injuries. GSF usually results from a linear calvarial fracture, however, it may also occur due to a closed-head injury. The most common symptom is scalp swelling without progressive tenderness or pain. The most common site of GSF is the parietal region. GSF may cause epilepsy, neurologic disorders and calvarial asymmetry. Duraplasty in early period of GSF is recommended in order to have better results. Here, we report a 15-month-old girl with parietal bone fracture who was followed closely both clinically and radiologically and underwent surgical repair of GSF and enlargement of the dural defect. |
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Growing skull fracture children sequel of trauma cephalohematoma dural tear |
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