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Monro-Kellie 2.0: The dynamic vascular and venous pathophysiological components of intracranial pressure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
For 200 years, the ‘closed box’ analogy of intracranial pressure (ICP) has underpinned neurosurgery and neuro-critical care. Cushing conceptualised the Monro-Kellie doctrine stating that a change in blood, brain or CSF volume resulted in reciprocal ...
Wilson, MH
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Growing skull fracture

open access: yesVojnosanitetski pregled, 2006
Background. Growing skull fracture or craniocerebral erosion is a rare complication of linear skull fracture in childhood. It is characterized by progressive diastatic enlargement of the fracture line, which leads to a cranial defect, dural cleft, and cerebral herniation.
Miljan Mihajlovic   +2 more
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Routine Head Computed Tomography for Patients in the Emergency Room with Trauma Requires Both Thick- and Thin-Slice Images

open access: yesEmergency Medicine International, 2016
Background. Images of head CT for the supratentorial compartment are sometimes recommended to be reconstructed with a thickness of 8–10 mm to achieve lesion conspicuity.
Kazuhide Maetani   +6 more
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SNX10 gene mutation leading to osteopetrosis with dysfunctional osteoclasts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Acknowledgements We sincerely thank the patients and family members who participated in this study. We would also like to thank Stefan Esher, Umeå University, for help with genealogy, and Anna Westerlund for excellent technical assistance.
Ameur, Adam   +15 more
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Optimum imaging and diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Imaging is an important component in the investigation of unilateral watery rhinorrhoea suspicious of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Whilst the demonstration of the presence of beta 2 transferrin confirms that CSF is present it may prove difficult to ...
Howard, D, Lloyd, G, Lund, VJ, Savy, L
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Cerebral Venous Air Embolism due to a Hidden Skull Fracture Secondary to Head Trauma

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015
Cerebral venous air embolism is sometimes caused by head trauma. One of the paths of air entry is considered a skull fracture. We report a case of cerebral venous air embolism following head trauma.
Ai Hosaka   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enlarging Skull Fractures

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995
The diagnosis, management, and treatment of large unhealed skull fractures are reported in 10 children, aged 2 weeks to 27 months, seen at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC in a 4 year period.
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Skull-base fractures: Pearls of etiopathology, approaches, management, and outcome

open access: yesApollo Medicine, 2019
Fractures involving skull bases usually results from high-velocity impacts, i.e., motor vehicular accidents. The estimated incidence of skull-base fracture varies from 4% of all head injuries to 7%–16% of closed head injuries.
K V. L Narasinga Rao   +6 more
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Direct Anterior Screw Fixation for a Pediatric Odontoid Fracture with Associated Skull Fracture: A Case Report

open access: yesIndian Spine Journal, 2021
The upper cervical spine remains the most susceptible region for spinal trauma in children, with odontoid fractures being the most common ones in this age group.
Dilip Dutta, Arjun Shankar Dasgupta
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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
A Kalliopi   +39 more
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