Fracture of skull base with delayed multiple cranial nerve palsies.
This report describes a pediatric case of delayed glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, and facial nerve palsies after a head injury. Computed tomography scan of the skull base revealed the fracture of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the fracture involved the tip of petrous pyramid, in front of the jugular foramen. The anatomical features, mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.
Yildirim
Altan
A
Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery Department, Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty, Sivas, Turkey. altan11@hotmail.com
Gurelik
Mustafa
M
Gumus
Cesur
C
Kunt
Tanfer
T
D002648:Child; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D020205:Skull Fracture, Basilar / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology