Citation

Cheyuo C, Singh R, Lucke-Wold B, Serrano C. J. Neurol. Neurophysiol. 2018; 9(2): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Ruby Memorial Hospital, West Virginia University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, OMICS Publishing Group)

DOI

10.4172/2155-9562.1000461

PMID

29888100

PMCID

PMC5993435

Abstract

Growing skull fracture remains a rare but clinically significant complication of traumatic skull fractures in children less than 3 years of age. Dog attacks on children commonly cause head and neck injuries. We report the first case of growing skull fracture caused by a Rottweiler bite in a 21 days old neonate. Early diagnosis and surgical repair resulted in excellent outcome.

Language: en

Keywords

Dog bite; Parenchymal injury; Skull fracture; Surgical repair