title: Growing fracture of the skull: report of an unusual case.
abstract: The authors report a case of a growing fracture of the skull in an elderly woman who remained asymptomatic for over 6 decades and presented at the age of 62 years with symptoms akin to the syndrome of the trephined. Successful duraplasty and cranioplasty were done with disappearance of all symptoms. A brief review of the relevant literature is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Khosla
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery