[Differential diagnostic problems in the combination of infratentorial chronic epidural hematoma, empty sella syndrome and cerebrospinal rhinorrhea].
The chronic extradural haematoma rarely occurs after a head injury. This is particularly true, if we consider the localization in the posterior fossa. Posttraumatic rhinorrhea follows usually dural tearing after basal fractures of the skull, but in this case the cerebro-spinal fluid leakage was due to an empty sella. The case report shows how some diagnostical difficulties may occur in the daily neurotraumatological practice.
D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Differentialdiagnostische Probleme bei der Kombination von infratentoriellem chronischem epiduralem Hämatom, empty-sella-Syndroma und Liquorrhoe. Fallbericht.