Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with skull fracture and brain injury from bite wound
By Hodgson, Natasha et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2018·Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Acute surgical intervention for a depressed skull fracture causing a laceration to the brain parenchyma from a bite wound in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-month-old spayed female mixed breed dog was brought in after being attacked by another dog, resulting in a serious skull fracture that lacerated her brain. The veterinarian performed surgery to remove the bone fragment that was pressing on her brain. After six months of recovery, the dog showed significant improvement in her neurological health and overall condition.
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Abstract
A 5-month-old spayed female mixed breed dog was attacked by another dog causing multiple fractures of the left calvarium with a fragment penetrating through the gray matter of the parietal lobe. Surgery was performed to remove the bone fragment. A 6-month follow-up showed dramatic improvement in neurologic status.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29302099/