Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in an Indigenous Child from the Western Amazon Following a Collision Between Two Canoes – A Case Report

Authors

  • Moyses Isaac Cohen Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Victor Rodrigo Felix dos Santos Medical Student, State School of Medicine, Amazonas Author
  • Wesley Lopes da Silva Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Thiago do Nascimento Brasil Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Alcimar Lavareda dos Santos Junior Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Roberto de Andrade Lima Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Paloam Cardoso Novo Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Joaquim Kanawati Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Wander da Silva Ferreira Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author
  • Robson Luis Oliveira de Amorim Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JSAR/2024(5)172

Keywords:

Traumatic Brain Injury, Canoe, Amazon

Abstract

Head trauma is a leading cause of mortality in children in developing countries, often resulting from motor vehicle or motorcycle accidents. The Amazon region, however, presents unique characteristics. Here, one of the primary modes of transportation is canoes, wooden vessels designed for river travel. This paper describes a case involving a two-year-old indigenous child from the Mundurucu ethnic group, residing in the municipality of Borba in the Amazonas  State. The child was involved in a collision between two canoes, suffering severe head trauma as the bow of a canoe penetrated the frontal region of the skull.

Author Biographies

  • Moyses Isaac Cohen , Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Victor Rodrigo Felix dos Santos, Medical Student, State School of Medicine, Amazonas

    Medical Student, State School of Medicine, Amazonas

  • Wesley Lopes da Silva, Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Thiago do Nascimento Brasil, Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Alcimar Lavareda dos Santos Junior, Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Roberto de Andrade Lima, Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus,Amazonas, Brazil

  • Paloam Cardoso Novo, Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Joaquim Kanawati, Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Resident Physician, Neurosurgery Division, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital (HUGV), School of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus,Amazonas, Brazil

  • Wander da Silva Ferreira, Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Robson Luis Oliveira de Amorim, Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Neurosurgeon, Preceptor of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, Division of Clinical Surgery, School of Medicine, Getúlio Vargas University Hospital, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

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Published

2024-01-12

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Volume 5 Issue 1

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Articles