Diseases

Basilar Skull Fracture

Fractures which extend through the base of the SKULL, usually involving the PETROUS BONE. Battle's sign (characterized by skin discoloration due to extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissue behind the ear and over the mastoid process), CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES, TRAUMATIC; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA are relatively frequent sequelae of this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p876)

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Abstract

Fractures which extend through the base of the SKULL, usually involving the PETROUS BONE. Battle's sign (characterized by skin discoloration due to extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissue behind the ear and over the mastoid process), CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES, TRAUMATIC; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA are relatively frequent sequelae of this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p876)

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Skull Fracture, Basilar
  • Basilar Skull Fractures
  • Fracture, Basilar Skull
  • Fractures, Basilar Skull
  • Skull Fractures, Basilar
  • Battle Sign
  • Battle's Sign
  • Skull Fracture, Basilar, Childhood
  • Skull Fracture, Frontobasilar
  • Skull Fracture, Transphenoid Basilar
  • Battles Sign
  • Fracture, Frontobasilar Skull
  • Fractures, Frontobasilar Skull
  • Frontobasilar Skull Fracture
  • Frontobasilar Skull Fractures
  • Sign, Battle
  • Sign, Battle's
  • Skull Fractures, Frontobasilar

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific bone in the skull /inj if pertinent

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Skull Fractures (1966-1999)
  • Temporal Bone (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.900.300w.918w.150w
  2. C26w.404w.750w.821w
  3. C26w.915.300w.745w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Basilar Skull Fracture. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020205. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020205
  2. Basilar Skull Fracture. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilar_skull_fracture
  3. Basilar Skull Fracture. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1937676