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8215190

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-four cases of posterior fossa extradural haematoma constituted 4.16% of all extradural haematomas (576) and 1.12% of all craniocerebral trauma requiring surgery (2150). Five cases were excluded from this study. Of the remaining nineteen cases (the study group), lucid interval was present in eight (42.10%) cases. In half of the cases, the clinical course was acute. Neck stiffness and drowsiness were the commonest clinical signs. Occipital bone fracture was present in 57.89% cases. CT scan was the most valuable investigation in the diagnosis and detection of the associated intracranial injury in 18 cases. Associated intracranial injury was present in seven (36.84%) of these cases. Two (11.1%) of these patients died despite emergency surgery. The Glasgow Coma Scale prior to operation and the presence of associated supratentorial injuries were important prognostic factors. It is concluded that posterior fossa extradural haematoma should be suspected in the presence of a fall on the back of the head, drowsiness, neck stiffness or an occipital bone fracture.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0304-4602
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
410-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Posterior fossa extradural haematoma--experience of nineteen cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article