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Fractura de cráneo en lactante

Las lesiones en la cabeza pueden producir fracturas de cráneo. Aunque el cráneo es tanto duro como elástico y proporciona una excelente protección al cerebro, un impacto o golpe severo puede ocasionar fractura de cráneo, la cual puede estar acompañada por lesión cerebral.
  • Fecha de revisión: 3/21/2006
  • Versión en inglés revisada por: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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