Beaded Hair Accessories Can Cause Head Trauma
Beads from hair accessories can cause skull fractures in young girls who fall while wearing them, doctors warn.
In the December issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Dr. Richard Anderson, a neurosurgeon at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, and his colleagues report rare cases of a four-year-old and 21/2-year-old who were treated for blunt head trauma.
"Fashion hair accessories present a hidden and often overlooked health risk in children who have suffered blunt head trauma, significant enough to cause skull fractures and complicate diagnosis and treatment," Anderson said.
The translucent beads were difficult to spot on radiology scans and could be mistaken for air that become trapped during the injury, the study's authors said.
In the December issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Dr. Richard Anderson, a neurosurgeon at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, and his colleagues report rare cases of a four-year-old and 21/2-year-old who were treated for blunt head trauma.
"Fashion hair accessories present a hidden and often overlooked health risk in children who have suffered blunt head trauma, significant enough to cause skull fractures and complicate diagnosis and treatment," Anderson said.
The translucent beads were difficult to spot on radiology scans and could be mistaken for air that become trapped during the injury, the study's authors said.
