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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
- Calvarial, skull, skull base, basilar skull fracture
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Ilhan O et al: Spontaneous resolution of a 'ping-pong' fracture at birth. BMJ Case Rep. 2018, 2018
- Zulfiqar M et al: The role of computed tomography in following up pediatric skull fractures. Am J Surg. 214(3):483-8, 2017
- Dundamadappa SK et al: Skull fractures in pediatric patients on computerized tomogram: comparison between routing bone window images and 3D volume-rendered images. Emerg Radiol. 22(4):367-72, 2015
- Foster KA et al: Factors associated with hemispheric hypodensity after subdural hematoma following abusive head trauma in children. J Neurotrauma. 31(19):1625-31, 2014
- Rivkin MA et al: Sinovenous thrombosis associated with skull fracture in the setting of blunt head trauma. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 156(5):999-1007; discussion 1007, 2014
- Theodore N et al: Occipital condyle fractures. Neurosurgery. 72 Suppl 2:106-13, 2013
- Kumar R et al: An unusual case of post-traumatic intradiploic leptomeningeal cyst and review of the literature. Neurol India. 60(2):245-7, 2012
- Piteau SJ et al: Clinical and radiographic characteristics associated with abusive and nonabusive head trauma: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 130(2):315-23, 2012
- Hermann EJ et al: Progressive osteolytic calvarial lesions in children after minor head injury. Pediatr Neurosurg. 47(2):133-7, 2011
- Karam YR et al: Occipital condyle fractures. Neurosurgery. 66(3 Suppl):56-9, 2010
- Munoz-Sanchez MA et al: Skull fracture, with or without clinical signs, in mTBI is an independent risk marker for neurosurgically relevant intracranial lesion: a cohort study. Brain Inj. 23(1):39-44, 2009
- Huang HH et al: Vagus nerve paralysis due to skull base fracture. Auris Nasus Larynx. 35(1):153-5, 2008
- Zhao X et al: Basilar skull fracture: a risk factor for transverse/sigmoid venous sinus obstruction. J Neurotrauma. 25(2):104-11, 2008
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
- Calvarial, skull, skull base, basilar skull fracture
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Ilhan O et al: Spontaneous resolution of a 'ping-pong' fracture at birth. BMJ Case Rep. 2018, 2018
- Zulfiqar M et al: The role of computed tomography in following up pediatric skull fractures. Am J Surg. 214(3):483-8, 2017
- Dundamadappa SK et al: Skull fractures in pediatric patients on computerized tomogram: comparison between routing bone window images and 3D volume-rendered images. Emerg Radiol. 22(4):367-72, 2015
- Foster KA et al: Factors associated with hemispheric hypodensity after subdural hematoma following abusive head trauma in children. J Neurotrauma. 31(19):1625-31, 2014
- Rivkin MA et al: Sinovenous thrombosis associated with skull fracture in the setting of blunt head trauma. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 156(5):999-1007; discussion 1007, 2014
- Theodore N et al: Occipital condyle fractures. Neurosurgery. 72 Suppl 2:106-13, 2013
- Kumar R et al: An unusual case of post-traumatic intradiploic leptomeningeal cyst and review of the literature. Neurol India. 60(2):245-7, 2012
- Piteau SJ et al: Clinical and radiographic characteristics associated with abusive and nonabusive head trauma: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 130(2):315-23, 2012
- Hermann EJ et al: Progressive osteolytic calvarial lesions in children after minor head injury. Pediatr Neurosurg. 47(2):133-7, 2011
- Karam YR et al: Occipital condyle fractures. Neurosurgery. 66(3 Suppl):56-9, 2010
- Munoz-Sanchez MA et al: Skull fracture, with or without clinical signs, in mTBI is an independent risk marker for neurosurgically relevant intracranial lesion: a cohort study. Brain Inj. 23(1):39-44, 2009
- Huang HH et al: Vagus nerve paralysis due to skull base fracture. Auris Nasus Larynx. 35(1):153-5, 2008
- Zhao X et al: Basilar skull fracture: a risk factor for transverse/sigmoid venous sinus obstruction. J Neurotrauma. 25(2):104-11, 2008
