Prevention of growing skull fractures: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Sanford, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Growing skull fracture; Leptomeningeal cyst; Surgical repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGEAL CYST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DURA MATER; ENCEPHALOCELE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 76149086781     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.9.PEDS09180     Document Type: Article

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