title: Management of head injury. The skull and meninges.
abstract: Injuries to the skull and meninges frequently occur concomitantly with head trauma. Controversies over the operative versus nonoperative management of depressed skull fractures, frontal sinus fractures, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and cranial nerve injuries are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurotrauma, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilberger
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000601:surgery; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008578:Meninges / Q000293:injuries*; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*