Clivus epidural hematoma. Case report.
A rare case of epidural hematoma of the clivus is reported in an 11-year-old girl involved in a traffic accident which caused a severe hyperextension injury. Only one similar case has been reported in the literature. The mechanism for the formation of the hematoma of this region is discussed.
Kurosu
A
A
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
Amano
K
K
Kubo
O
O
Himuro
H
H
Nagao
T
T
Kobayashi
N
N
Kakinoki
Y
Y
Kitamura
K
K
D002648:Child; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed