title: Posterior fossa extradural haematoma.
abstract: Seventeen patients with posterior fossa extradural haematoma are presented. While 7 patients had acute course, 6 had subacute and 4 had chronic course. All patients had evidence of occipital injury. Two patients did not have any fracture in the occipital bone. Concomitant lesions included cerebellar contusion in 3 cases, cerebral contusion in 4 patients, supratentorial extradural haematoma in 2 and hydrocephalus in 2 patients. All but one patient were treated surgically. None of the supratentorial lesions were operated upon. All patients with subacute and chronic course had good outcome while 43% with acute course succumbed to death. Besides the initial clinical status the co-existing lesions signifying the increased severity of injury have influenced the mortality and quality of outcome. In presence of occipital fracture a careful observation and timely intervention are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Bokaro General Hospital.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Prusty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohanty
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications