Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria

Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by premature ageing. We report a case of a 13-year-old girl with HGPS who presented with an extradural haematoma following head injury. A conservative approach was successfully employed in this case, avoiding the ri...

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Main Authors: Kapil Mohan Rajwani, Christopher G. Kellett, Marium Gul Muhammad, Cristina Bleil, Bassel Zebian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918302494
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spelling doaj-03f08280895149d4923809827f934f592020-11-25T02:35:11ZengElsevierInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery2214-75192019-09-01179395Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeriaKapil Mohan Rajwani0Christopher G. Kellett1Marium Gul Muhammad2Cristina Bleil3Bassel Zebian4Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK; Corresponding author at: Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, Brixton, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom.Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UKDow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UKDepartment of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UKHutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by premature ageing. We report a case of a 13-year-old girl with HGPS who presented with an extradural haematoma following head injury. A conservative approach was successfully employed in this case, avoiding the risks of general anaesthesia and surgery. Keywords: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, Head injury, Extradural haematomahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918302494
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Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria
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title Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria
title_short Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria
title_full Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria
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title_full_unstemmed Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria
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series Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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publishDate 2019-09-01
description Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by premature ageing. We report a case of a 13-year-old girl with HGPS who presented with an extradural haematoma following head injury. A conservative approach was successfully employed in this case, avoiding the risks of general anaesthesia and surgery. Keywords: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, Head injury, Extradural haematoma
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