Acute bilateral extradural haematoma of the posterior cranial fossa

Br J Neurosurg. 1997 Dec;11(6):573-5. doi: 10.1080/02688699745763.

Abstract

Traumatic haematomas located in the posterior fossa are less frequent than those above the tentorium. Extradural haematomas are the most common type of haematomas in the posterior fossa and are usually unilateral. We present the case of a patient with a bilateral extradural haematomas of the posterior fossa and review eight cases previously reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Concussion / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Concussion / surgery
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Frontal Lobe / diagnostic imaging
  • Frontal Lobe / injuries
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / diagnostic imaging
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Pressure / physiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Temporal Lobe / diagnostic imaging
  • Temporal Lobe / injuries
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed