Fracture of the Cranium

On fracture of the skull or cranium

MARIE-CHRISTINE POUCHELLE, The body and surgery in the Middle Ages, transl. Rosemary Morris, Cambridge and Oxford, Polity Press, 1990, 8vo, pp. vii, 276, illus., £35.00. The original edition of this book appeared first in 1983. This English translation follows that of Jacquart's book on sexuality in the Middle Ages: clearly Polity Press have found a niche in the English-reading market. Ultimate...

Goalundo Dispensary.—Compound Fracture of the Cranium, Accompanied by Symptoms of Compression—Trephining—Recovery

operations of a similar nature performed by him. A few months ago I had occasion to trephine, after compound fracture with symptoms of compression, with a result which bears out Dr. Freyer's opinion as to the advisability of operation in such cases ; moreover, although operation was not performed early, yet it proved successful. The sequence of events in my case exactly corresponded with those ...

Case of Compound Fracture of the Cranium with Impaction of Bone: Successfully Treated

Thinking outside the cranium

Introduction Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a leading cause of central nervous system (CNS) lesions in severely immunocompromised human immunodeficiency virus+ (HIV+) patients who are seropositive for the parasite and have not received effective chemoprophylaxis. A 48-year-old HIV+ woman presented to our emergency room with seizure and decreased level of consciousness. She had developed fever, produ...

Cranium Bifidum

An infant girl was referred for assessment and management of a large frontal skull defect. She was born, after an uneventful pregnancy, by caesarian section to a 36-year-old mother (G1P1). The procedure was performed electively for a breech presentation. Her antenatal ultrasound had shown no specific abnormalities. The attending pediatrician immediately noted a large bi-frontal (but predominant...