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Cranial defect and decrease in cerebral blood flow resulting from deep contact burn of the scalp in the neonatal period.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8909761     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A case of cranial defect in the anterior fontanelle region is reported. The patient suffered a deep contact burn on the right parietofrontal region in the neonatal period. At age 3 years, a bone defect of 30 x 20 mm was observed in the right parietofrontal region, including the anterior fontanelle, and the pulsation of the brain was palpable. Moreover, scintigraphy of cerebral blood flow using SPECT with 99mTc-HMPAO demonstrated extensive decrease in blood flow in the right parietosquamosal region. Cranioplasty was performed at 3 years and 4 months using split ribs grafts and at age 5 years and 4 months using split-thickness calvarial bone grafts. After the cranioplasty, there was no bony defect and no region of reduced blood flow. The child is developing well.
Authors:
H Matsumura; K Shigehara; T Ueno; N Harunari; N Yoshizawa; H Ito; K Watanabe
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0305-4179     ISO Abbreviation:  Burns     Publication Date:  1996 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-02-21     Completed Date:  1997-02-21     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8913178     Medline TA:  Burns     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  560-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical College Hospital, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brain / blood supply*
Burns / complications*,  etiology,  surgery
Craniotomy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Frontal Bone / injuries,  physiopathology,  surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Parietal Bone / injuries,  physiopathology,  surgery
Regional Blood Flow
Scalp / injuries*,  surgery*,  ultrasonography
Skin Transplantation

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