Citation

Miura FK, Plese JP, Ciquini J O, Martinez JA, Matushita H. Arq. Neuropsiquiatr. 1995; 53(3-B): 644-648.

Vernacular Title

Fratura com afundamento craniano em criancas com menos de dois anos de idade.

Affiliation

Hospital das Cl

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Associacao Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquitria)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8585824

Abstract

Depressed skull fractures (DSF) in infancy and childhood are frequent but only a few articles make an analysis in children with age between 0 and 2 years. This is a retrospective study of 43 patients with DSF and age ranged from 0 to 2 years. Falls and traffic accidents were the most common causes. Most patients were admitted in alert state. 69.8% of the patients were submitted to surgical treatment. The parietal bone was more frequently injured (55.8%). Most of the patients had type 1 DSF (the depressed bone remains connected to the cranial vault). The incidence of associated lesions of nervous system was lower than reported in the literature.

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