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Growing skull fractures of childhood. A particular form of posttraumatic encephalopathy

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Summary

The authors describe the findings in 12 cases of growing skull fracture of childhood as revealed by clinical and paraclinical investigations. Based on these findings the authors regard this pathological entity as a separate form of posttraumatic encephalopathy.

Zusammenfassung

Die Autoren beschreiben die klinischen und paraklinischen Befunde bei 12 Fällen von wachsender Schädelfraktur des Kindesalters. Auf Grund dieser Befunde betrachten die Autoren dieses Krankheitsbild als eine besondere Form der posttraumatischen Enzephalopathie.

Résumé

Les auteurs exposent leurs constatations dans douze cas de fracture progressive du crâne chez l'enfant, ceci à la lumière d'investigations cliniques et para-cliniques. Il leur est ainsi possible de considérer cette entité pathologique comme une forme particulière d'encéphalopathie post-traumatique.

Riassunto

Gli AA. descrivono i risultati di indagini cliniche e paracliniche di 12 casi si accrescimento delle fratture craniche infantili. Essi sono d'avviso che detta entità patologica debba essere considerata corne una forma particolare di encefalopatia posttraumatica.

Resumen

Los autores describen los hallazgos obtenidos en 12 casos de fractura de craneo en niños con el hueso craneal en crecimiento, como revelan sus estudios clínicos y paraclínieos. Estos hallazgos permiten al autor considerar esta entidad patológica como una forma particular de la encefalopatía postraumética.

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Arseni, C., Simionescu, M.D. Growing skull fractures of childhood. A particular form of posttraumatic encephalopathy. Acta neurochir 15, 159–172 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01406778

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