title: Basilar skull fractures in three horses.
abstract: Of three horses with basilar skull fractures, two died within 48 hours. The remaining horse was euthanatized because of a locomotion deficit. Clinical signs included epistaxis followed by ataxia. In each case, the basi-occipital bone and ventral portion of the calvarium were involved in the fracture. Diagnosis was based on clinical signs or radiographic appearance of guttural pouches, or both.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*