Disease relevance of Skull Fracture, Depressed

• Based on our observations, we recommend the prophylactic use of anticonvulsants in children at higher risk for posttraumatic seizures: those with diffuse cerebral edema, acute subdural hematoma, open, depressed skull fracture with parenchymal damage, or severe head injury (GCS less than or equal to 8) [1].
• Diphenylhydantoin induced granulocytopenia following a seizure prophylaxis after a depressed skull fracture [2].

Psychiatry related information on Skull Fracture, Depressed

• The persisting risk in depressed skull fracture is itself adversely affected by early epilepsy, dural laceration, focal neurological signs, and post-traumatic amnesia longer than 24 h [3].

High impact information on Skull Fracture, Depressed

• Picture of the month. Congenital depressed skull fracture [4].
• Management of depressed skull fractures. Selective conservative management of nonmissile injuries [5].
• One-stage debridement and plastic repair of compound comminuted depressed skull fractures with methyl methacrylate [6].
• Titanium clamps for refixation of bone fragments in the repair of depressed skull fractures: technical note [7].
• A case is presented in which a patient was placed on phenytoin following open depressed skull fracture [8].

Gene context of Skull Fracture, Depressed

• Clear risk markers which increase the chances of later PTEP include past history of febrile convulsions, family history of epilepsy, "early" PTEP, intracranial haematoma, and depressed skull fracture [3].

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