title: Bilateral occipital extradural hematoma in a child.
abstract: Extradural hematoma (EDH) occurs in approximately 2% of all patients with head injuries. Bilateral EDHs account for 2-10% of all acute EDHs in adults but are exceedingly rare in children. Posterior fossa EDHs occurs in 5% of all cases of EDHs. EDHs in children are more frequently venous (from tears of a dural sinus or diploic veins) and consequently have a better prognosis than EDHs in adults. Once the diagnosis of BEH is confirmed, urgent surgical treatment should be considered. We are reporting such rare form of injury as bilateral occipital EDH with supratentorial extension in 12 years child following road traffic accident.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, IMS BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, IMS BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, IMS BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shinde
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, IMS BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Bilateral; child; extradural hematoma; posterior fossa; supratentorial