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A 9-year-old boy fell from a tree and hit the occipital region, there was a momentary loss of consciousness. Objectively: the child's condition is satisfactory, he complains of the headache and dizziness. The X-ray of skull reveals a comminuted depressed fracture of occipital bone in the region of inion. What treatment is indicated for the patient?

Answer options

  1. Complex conservative treatment
  2. Hemostatic therapy
  3. Anti-inflammatory therapy
  4. Surgical intervention
  5. Therapeutic lumbar punctures
Correct answer

Surgical intervention

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