Analysis and Clinical Importance of Skull Base Fractures in Adult Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Analysis and Clinical Importance of Skull Base Fractures in Adult Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Aims and Objectives: Basal skull fracture (BSF) is rare in head injury (HI) patients and occasionally goes unnoticed which may lead to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula. With changing trends in HI, there is a need to reassess incidence and pattern of BSF pattern, CSF leak, meningitis, and management...

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Main Authors: Jyothish Sivanandapanicker, Milesh Nagar, Raja Kutty, B. S. Sunilkumar, Anilkumar Peethambaran, B. P. Rajmohan, Prasanth Asher, V. P. Shinihas, K. Mohandas, Sourabh Jain, Saurabh Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:
cerebrospinal fluid leak
meningitis
road traffic accident
skull base fracture
traumatic brain injury
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_38_18

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