Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria

Kapil Mohan Rajwani; Christopher G. Kellett; Marium Gul Muhammad; Cristina Bleil; Bassel Zebian

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery (Sep 2019)

Conservatively managed extradural haematoma in a child with progeria

Kapil Mohan Rajwani,
Christopher G. Kellett,
Marium Gul Muhammad,
Cristina Bleil,
Bassel Zebian

Affiliations

Kapil Mohan Rajwani: Department 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.
Christopher G. Kellett: Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK
Marium Gul Muhammad: Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Cristina Bleil: Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK
Bassel Zebian: Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17
pp. 93 – 95

Abstract

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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

Published in Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery

ISSN: 2214-7519 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/interdisciplinary-neurosurgery/

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