Craniocerebral gunshot injury in newborn

Head wounds caused by firearms in newborns are an under-studied phenomenon in Latin America due to either the low frequency of such events or inadequate documentation. Nonetheless, a progressive increase is noted, with different frequencies reported for different geographic areas. We present the cas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dabdoub, CB, Serra, SM, da Cunha, AH, Silveira, EN, Lopez, A, Azevedo-Filho, H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012
Materias:
Neurosurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.9.8
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Sumario:Head wounds caused by firearms in newborns are an under-studied phenomenon in Latin America due to either the low frequency of such events or inadequate documentation. Nonetheless, a progressive increase is noted, with different frequencies reported for different geographic areas. We present the case of a 28-day-old newborn who suffered traumatic brain injury from a gunshot wound stemming from urban violence. This is one of the youngest patients reported with this type of head trauma in the literature.

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