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Green turtle head trauma with intracerebral hemorrhage: image diagnosis and treatment/Traumatismo craniano com hemorragia intracerebral em tartaruga verde: diagnostico por imagem e tratamento

Sea turtles are threatened to the point of extinction. The major goal of rehabilitating injured individuals is to eventually reintroduce them back into their habitat. Sea turtles are vulnerable to anthropogenic effects, and impact traumas are a common cause of death among these animals. Carapace and...

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Published in:Ciência rural 2010-11, Vol.40 (11), p.2402-2405
Main Authors: Goldberg, Daphne Wrobel, Adeodato, Alex, de Almeida, Daniella Torres, Correa, Leandro Gomes, Wanderlinde, Jucara
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Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:Sea turtles are threatened to the point of extinction. The major goal of rehabilitating injured individuals is to eventually reintroduce them back into their habitat. Sea turtles are vulnerable to anthropogenic effects, and impact traumas are a common cause of death among these animals. Carapace and skull fractures are usually related to vessel collisions or propeller impacts. However, intentional traumas inflicted by humans are also considered as a potential threat. The purpose of this article is to describe the diagnosis and rehabilitation procedures of a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) after severe head trauma with brain hemorrhage. The data presented here can be used as a reference for future cases of head trauma in chelonians. Key words: brain injury, Chelonia mydas, green turtle, head trauma, sea turtle. Tartarugas marinhas sao animais ameacados de extincao. Por isso, o principal objetivo em reabilitar individuos feridos e posteriormente reintroduzi-los em seu habitat. Quelonios marinhos apresentam grande vulnerabilidade a efeitos antropogenicos, e a ocorrencia de traumatismos impactantes constituem uma importante causa de obitos entre esses animais. Fraturas de carapaca e cranio estao normalmente associadas a colisoes por embarcacoes. No entanto, lesoes intencionais provocadas por humanos tambem podem ser consideradas ameacas em potencial. O objetivo deste estudo e descrever o diagnostico e a reabilitacao de um individuo jovem de tartaruga verde (C. mydas) apos traumatismo craniano severo com hemorragia cerebral. Os dados apresentados poderao ser utilizados como referencias para casos futuros de traumatismos afetando a regiao da cabeca de quelonios. Palavras-chave: Chelonia mydas, lesao cerebral, tartaruga verde, tartaruga marinha, traumatismo craniano.
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/S0103-84782010001100026