Growing skull fracture in the absence of a dural tear.
A case of growing skull fracture associated with unrecognized extradural haematoma is presented together with the relevant radiology. The pathophysiology of growing skull fracture is reviewed in light of this previously unreported case.
Crocker
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Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK. matthewcrocker@blueyonder.co.uk
Tawari
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G
Robertson
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F
Connor
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Bassi
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D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome