Posterior fossa extradural haematoma.
A case of extradural haematoma of the posterior cranial fossa is presented and some of the pertinent literature reviewed. Suggestions are made which may enable the general surgeon and his staff looking after the patient in the acute phase to detect the presence of this lesion.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male