title: A rare case of head injury associated with Albers Schonberg disease.
abstract: Albers Schonberg disease commonly called as osteopetrosis is a disorder involving defective bone resorption. The severe autosomal recessive form of osteopetrosis is very rare and characterised by abnormalities in skeletal bones, delayed psychomotor development, optic and facial nerve dysfunction, hydrocephalus, anaemia, haematologic and bleeding disorder, and a diversity of other manifestation. We report a case of intracranial subdural haematoma following a trivial head injury in an infant with severe autosomal recessive form of osteopetrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Vasantrao Namik Government Medical College, Yeotmal, Maharashtra State 554 001, India. vipulambade@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Vipul Namdeorao
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Ambade
authors.forename: Ajit P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Malani
authors.forename: Hemant G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kukde
authors.forename: Rajkumar N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Meshram
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000473:pathology; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D046648:Hematoma, Subdural, Intracranial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000150:complications*