title: Posttraumatic subgaleal hematoma extending into the orbit as a cause of permanent blindness.
abstract: A delayed subgaleal hematoma developing after blunt head trauma extended into the right orbit to form a subperiosteal hematoma on the orbital roof. Permanent blindness was found in the involved eye six days after the injury.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000150:complications; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005546:Forehead / Q000293:injuries; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000150:complications; D009915:Orbit; D010211:Papilledema / Q000150:complications; D012535:Scalp; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed