Growing skull fracture with an atypical mechanism: a case report.

Growing skull fracture with an atypical mechanism: a case report. Nagoya J Med Sci. 2020 May;82(2):377-381 Authors: Aoyama M, Joko M, Niwa A, Iwami K, Hara M, Osuka K, Miyachi S Abstract Growing skull fractures (GSFs) are well-known but rare causes of pediatric head trauma. They generally occur several months after a head injury, and the main lesion is located under the periosteum. We herein report a case involving a 3-month-old boy with GSF that developed by a different mechanism than previously considered. It developed 18 days after the head injury. A large mass containing cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue was present within the periosteum. A good outcome was obtained with early strategic surgery. Injury to the inner layer of the periosteum and sudden increase in intracranial pressure might be related to GSF in this case. PMID: 32581416 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Nagoya Journal of Medical Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Nagoya J Med Sci Source Type: research