Burns of the skull with underlying intracranial meningioma

A 68-year-old white-skinned male fell head first into a fireplace while having a seizure. Extensive burns of the skull were sustained requiring removal of the necrotic bone. The patient had an underlying meningioma. Healing of the skull was obtained using a latissimus dorsi flap. After the scalp was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Burns 1992-10, Vol.18 (5), p.426-428
Hauptverfasser:	Law, E.J., Spurrier, D.R., Madison, S.A., Still, J.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls Aged Biological and medical sciences Brain Neoplasms - complications Burns - etiology Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Male Medical sciences Meningioma - complications Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Prognosis Seizures - complications Seizures - etiology Skull - injuries
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Zusammenfassung:	A 68-year-old white-skinned male fell head first into a fireplace while having a seizure. Extensive burns of the skull were sustained requiring removal of the necrotic bone. The patient had an underlying meningioma. Healing of the skull was obtained using a latissimus dorsi flap. After the scalp was completely healed, the meningioma was successfully resected with significant improvement in the patient's mental function.
ISSN:	0305-4179 1879-1409
DOI:	10.1016/0305-4179(92)90046-W