Contrecoup skull fractures.
The authors describe the frequency, pathological features, and significance of contrecoup fractures of the anterior cranial fossae, which occur commonly when falls with occipital or temporal impacts cause fatal head injuries.
D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D001930:Brain Injuries; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000209:etiology; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries*