title: Traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage.
abstract: A case of traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage and fractured mandible following a blow to the neck is described. The characteristic findings exhibited were diastasis of the atlanto-occipital joint with subluxation of the right side of the first cervical vertebra, in the absence of a demonstrable abnormality of the cerebral circulation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D019838:Neck Injuries; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*