Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post
Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Dinesh Kumar Rajput, Department of
Neurosurgery MRA-105, SGPGIMS campus Rai Bareli Road, Lucknow, India. Tel.: +91
9455719038; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Head injury in pediatric age groups causes lesser mass and
structural lesions in comparison to adults, because the pediatric brain is more
compressible and calvarium more pliable. Occipital condyle fracture with
multiple cranial nerve involvement in pediatric age is a rare phenomenon. We
report a case of head injury in 1-year-old female child who presented with
sixth, seventh and lower cranial nerve paresis with an occipital condylar
fracture. Tere have been no previous reports of such a presentation in this age
group. The mechanism, management and outcome of such cases are discussed in
this respect.
