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basal skull fracture |
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basal skull fracture Orthopedics A fracture involving the base of the cranium Clinical May be asymptomatic; raccoon eyes, Battle sign, hemotympanum, CSF rhinorrhea Imaging Plain skull film may not reveal fracture; CT or MRI is more reliable.
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The otoscopic view is that of a left ear, demonstrating evidence of a basilar skull fracture and two fractures of the temporal bone visible through the external auditory canal. Passenger Yoshimichi Inada, senior managing director at Pioneer Electronics, remained hospitalized with a basilar skull fracture. 64 Because the catheter may enter the brain, nasotracheal suctioning with basilar skull fracture, facial fractures, and known or suspected cerebrospinal fluid leaks is also contraindicated. |
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