Paraperesis: a rare complication after depressed skull fracture [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012 Depressed skull fracture is an inward buckling of the skull bones, often because of direct blow to a small surface area of the skull with a blunt object.
Ali Asmat Syed +3 more
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A simple and successful treatment for rupture and defect of the posterior third superior sagittal sinus caused by open depressed skull fracture: A case report [PDF]
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2022 It is extremely dangerous to treat the posterior third of the superior sagittal sinus (PTSSS) surgically, since it is usually not completely ligated. In this report, the authors described the case of a 27-year-old man with a ruptured and defective PTSSS ...
Geng-Huan Wang +4 more
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Camel Bite Associated with Depressed Skull Fracture with Rapidly Spreading Subgaleal Cellulitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020 Camel bite represents a minimal proportion, and most of them are from the Middle East countries. Their infectious potential is poorly understood, and the guidelines for antimicrobial treatment are not well developed.
Shaymaa Al-Umran +3 more
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Infected open depressed skull fracture complicated with tetanus grade I in an unimmunized child: a rare case report with literature review [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background Tetanus is a rare disease caused by Clostridium tetani, which produces tetanolysin and tetanospasmin. In 2018, there were only approximately ten tetanus cases reported in Indonesia.
Dzulfikar D. L. Hakim +6 more
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Delayed evolving epidural hematoma in the setting of a depressed skull fracture: A case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Trauma Case Reports, 2019 Background: Historically, in the pediatric population, there is a highly selective approach for repeat imaging given the risk of radiation and costs. In the lieu of this, frequent neurological checks and even ICP monitoring has been used as an adjunct ...
Arthur Berg, Brett Voigt, Sanjeev Kaul
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Successful minimally invasive reduction surgery with a micro burr hole in a pediatric patient with depressed skull fracture: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and InjuryA 5-year-old female pediatric patient with head trauma was transferred to our regional trauma center. A depressed skull fracture measuring 45 mm in diameter and 6 mm in depth was diagnosed using a 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) scan. Despite
Seung Han Yu +3 more
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Depressed skull fracture secondary to the Mayfield three-pin skull clamp [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015 The use of increasingly precise, intelligent neurosurgery instruments that allow intraoperative accuracy, visualization, surgical access, has led to mastery of surgical techniques and the transformation of prognosis, the Mayfield three-pin skull clamp ...
Salami Mohcine, El Mostarchid Brahim
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Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage from a Pseudoaneurysm Following a Depressed Skull Fracture [PDF]
Neurointervention, 2016 A 26-year-old male presented with delayed intracerebral hemorrhage from a ruptured distal middle cerebral artery pseudoaneurysm that followed a compound depressed skull fracture from years ago.
Pouya Nazari +4 more
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Congenital depressed skull fracture in a neonate without obstetric trauma [PDF]
South African Journal of RadiologyCongenital depressed skull fractures (ping-pong fractures) without obstetric trauma are rare. A term male neonate delivered via uncomplicated caesarean section, demonstrated a right parieto-temporal skull depression (5 cm × 5 cm) at birth.
Elliot K. Mmutle +2 more
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Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2021 Up to 20% of victims from skull fractures are represented by the pediatric population, and 50% of these lesions are depressed skull fractures. The treatment is multimodal in nature, ranging from conservative treatment to open surgical repair.
Rodrigo Moreira Faleiro +8 more
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