Early diagnosis and treatment of growing skull fracture

Wang, Xiaoyu; Li, Guoping; Li, Qiang; You, Chao

doi:10.4103/0028-3886.121918

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“…Depending on the size of the initial defect and stage of progression, surgical repair may include craniectomy, resection of gliotic/herniated brain parenchyma, duraplasty and cranioplasty [1,7,12]. In patients who develop seizures preoperatively, electrophysiological monitoring has been recommended for localization of seizure foci during resection of the herniated brain parenchyma [1].…”

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Growing Skull Fracture: Case Report after Rottweiler Bite and Review of the Literature

Cheyuo

Singh

Lucke‐Wold

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J Neurol Neurophysiol

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Growing Skull Fracture: Case Report after Rottweiler Bite and Review of the Literature

Cheyuo

Singh

Lucke‐Wold

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J Neurol Neurophysiol

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“…Growing skull fractures (GSF) are rare complications of pediatric skull fractures. Their reported incidence varies from 0.05-1.6% [1,2]. They have been variously termed as leptomeningeal cysts, cranio-cerebral erosion, traumatic ventricular cysts, expanding skull fracture, traumatic malacia etc [3][4][5].…”

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An Uncommon Case of an Acute Onset Growing Skull Fracture: Case Report and Review of Literature

Kokkula

2023

JCSR

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Growing skull fractures (GSF) are rare complications of pediatric skull fractures with a reported incidence of 0.05–1.6%. They are most commonly seen in children less than 5 years of age. Most commonly, the onset of symptoms from the time of trauma ranges from weeks to months, with very few cases reported in literature which have an acute onset within a few days. Here we present a case of a 2-year child with a history of traumatic linear skull fracture who had an acute onset of scalp swelling within 4 days of trauma. An MRI scan showed the presence of a GSF and urgent surgical repair in the form of duraplasty and cranioplasty was undertaken. Awareness regarding the possibility of an acute onset of GSF is important for neurosurgeons as early surgical repair has been shown to reduce neurological complications.

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Perioperative Management of Children with Traumatic Brain Injury

Khandelwal

Sharma

2021

Fundamentals of Pediatric Neuroanesthesia

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Early diagnosis and treatment of growing skull fracture

Abstract: The patients aged 3 years or less with cephalohematoma, underlying brain damage, bone diastasis ≥4 mm on computed tomography (CT), and seizures immediate to the injury were high risk group for developing GSFs. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment of GSF can yield a good outcome.

Cited by 26 publications

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Growing Skull Fracture: Case Report after Rottweiler Bite and Review of the Literature

Growing Skull Fracture: Case Report after Rottweiler Bite and Review of the Literature

An Uncommon Case of an Acute Onset Growing Skull Fracture: Case Report and Review of Literature

Perioperative Management of Children with Traumatic Brain Injury

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