A team of neurologists led by UCSF scientists has developed a new scale for assessing damage caused by brain trauma that could overhaul the field of concussion medicine and help doctors better treat ...

“Sweetpea suffered multiple displaced and comminuted skull fractures,” said Dr. Everest. “During surgery, we were able to reposition the largest, most displaced fragment and stabilize it ...

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police in Huntingdon County say a local man is behind bars after a one-month-old child was hospitalized with a skull fracture. Police say 29-year-old Aaron ...

The critically injured fan who plummeted nearly 20-feet at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs reportedly has a skull fracture. Stadium security and Pittsburgh ...

Among the most severe types of fractures is the comminuted fracture, in which the bone is shattered into three or more pieces. This typically results from high-impact trauma, such as a serious ...

It left a man with fractures to his skull and now, police need your help finding the suspect. That man was attacked outside the Castro Theatre. A witness showed us the exact area where he was ...

A post-mortem revealed he had suffered “a catastrophic head injury with a compound comminuted skull fracture”, which was likely caused by blows from a hockey stick. Dr Michael Curtis ...

EXETER — A man is facing charges of first-degree assault for allegedly "slamming" or "throwing down" an infant in Exeter two years ago, leaving the child with a fractured skull and brain damage.

At the superior extension of this area of hemorrhage is a linear to comminuted skull fracture which extends from the right occipital to posteroparietal area forward to the right frontal area ...

A CT exam revealed the baby had a "large comminuted parietal skull fracture to the right side that was slightly displaced, along with a large right-sided subdural hemorrhage with midline shift of ...

We only included cases that were treated without internal fixation of the skull fracture. Diagnostic imaging identified the fractures to be complete and comminuted in all cases. The skull fractures ...

Death was due to a comminuted fracture of the right side of the skull. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...