Klinische Pädiatrie
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Klinische Pädiatrie · May 1978
[The importance of linear fractures of the skull in infancy (author's transl)].
The importance of 33 infants with linear fractures of the skull caused by minor head injuries were studied. 32 of them were conscious and without neurological deficit. In 9 infants we noted transient focal pathological EEG changes. ⋯ But the considerable clinical importance of the linear fractures of the skull consists of the intracranial complications provoked by the anatomical specificities. This is demonstrated by an 8 months old infant, who developed an epidural hematoma after a minor head injury.
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Klinische Pädiatrie · May 1978
[Phenumopericardium and pneumomediastinum depend upon bronchial foreign body (author's transl)].
A case with pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum produced by a bronchial foreign body (pieces of a nut) is reported. The pathomechanism is discussed: In state of check valve the bronchial foreign body produces an interstitial emphysema by rupture of the alveolar membranes in the overinflated lung. ⋯ After removing the foreign body air passage will be free. Other therapeutic measures are not necessary.