title: Retroclival extradural hematoma is a magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis.
abstract: An epidural hematoma of the clivus is reported in a 16-year-old boy after a motor vehicle accident. The diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging. Only five similar cases have been reported in the literature. The patient was treated conservatively and recovered without neurological deficits. The mechanism of injury and formation of the hematoma in this region are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department Of Neuroradiology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands. H.Suliman@rdiag.azn.nl
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Suliman
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Merx
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wesseling
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van der Sluijs
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Thijssen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology*; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019291:Skull Base / Q000473:pathology