title: [Depressed skull fracture following the use of Mayfield headrest in adult patients: about a case and review of the literature].
abstract: Many neurosurgical procedures involve the use of a pin-type headrest to immobilize the patient's head. We report the case of depressed skull fracture in an adult patient secondary to the use of Mayfield headrest. The diagnosis was based on postoperative CT scan of the brain following surgical resection of medulloblastoma. Several factors seem to increase the risk of complications due to Mayfield headrest use. Preventive measures are outlined in our literature review.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, Université Souissi Med V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moutaoukil
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, Université Souissi Med V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Mustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bensghir
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, Université Souissi Med V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Soukaina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eddik
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, Université Souissi Med V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Abdelhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaafari
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, Université Souissi Med V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Redouane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahtil
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, Université Souissi Med V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meziane
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Militaire Med V, Université Souissi Med V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Charki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haimeur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D020204:Skull Fracture, Depressed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Depressed skull fracture; intracranial hypertension; mayfield headrest; neurological surgery