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- Title
Green turtle head trauma with intracerebral hemorrhage: Image diagnosis and treatment.
- Authors
Goldberg, Daphne Wrobel; Adeodato, Alex; Almeida, Daniella Torres de; Corrêa, Leandro Gomes; Wanderlinde, Juçara
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
HEMORRHAGE treatment; BRAIN injury diagnosis; GREEN turtle; BONE fractures in animals; WILDLIFE conservation; DISEASES
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2010, Vol 40, Issue 11, p2402
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0103-84782010001100026