Consequences of dural defects acquired in infancy.
Four infants underwent craniectomy for craniosynostosis and subsequently developed an expanding cranial defect with herniation of brain. All four had an unrepaired laceration of the dura. The pathophysiology of this entity and of the growing fracture of childhood are discussed, and a unified interpretation of the consequences of unrepaired dural defects is proposed.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*