title: Penetrating injuries involving the anterior cranial fossa.
abstract: Penetrating injuries of the anterior cranial fossa may result in permanent neurologic changes or even death if injuries are unrecognized and remain untreated. The diverse etiologies of such injuries are reviewed, as well as their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20306.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kornblut
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Spetka
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Heffner
mesh_terms: D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy