Oyuncak ile meydana gelen kesici-delici beyin dokusu yaralanması

Severe traumatic brain injuries following head trauma are the second most common cause of death in pediatric population. Especially children younger than the age of four years are under the highest risk for head trauma among all pediatric patients. The incomplete development and ossification of calvarial bones facilitates traumatic brain injuries due to penetrating insults. Herein we present an 18-months-old girl, who was operated for severe penetrating brain injury due to a fall from heights and discharged from the hospital without any deficits or complications. The toy that the patient was holding in her hand was the cause of the penetrating brain injury. The case was discussed according to the data in the current literature.

Özet

Çocukluk çağının ikinci en sık ölüm nedeni kafa travması sonrası gelişen ağır beyin hasarlarıdır. Dört yaş altı çocuklar çocukluk çağı kafa travmasında en yüksek risk grubunu oluşturur. Kafa kemiklerinin tam gelişmemiş olması delici-kesici beyin dokusu yaralanmaları için kolaylaştırıcı bir durumdur. Elinde oyuncağı olduğu halde yüksekten düşme sonrası elindeki oyuncağın sebep olduğu delici-kesici beyin dokusu yaralanması ile acile başvuran ve ameliyat edilerek sorunsuz bir şekilde taburcu edilen 18 aylık kız çocuğu olgusu sunulmuş ve literatür bilgileri ile birlikte tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar sözcükler: Kafa travması, delici-kesici beyin dokusu yaralanmaları

 

Abstract

Severe traumatic brain injuries following head trauma are the second most common cause of death in pediatric population. Especially children younger than the age of four years are under the highest risk for head trauma among all pediatric patients. The incomplete development and ossification of calvarial bones facilitates traumatic brain injuries due to penetrating-cutting insults. Herein we present an 18-months-old girl, who was operated for severe penetrating brain injury due to a fall from heights and discharged from the hospital without any deficits or complications. The toy that the patient was holding in her hand was the cause of the penetrating brain injury. The case was discussed according to the data in the current literature.

Keywords: Head trauma, penetrating-cutting brain injuries