Skull Fracture, Basilar
Synonyms
Basilar Skull Fracture
Basilar Skull Fractures
Battle Sign
Battle's Sign
Battles Sign
Fracture, Basilar Skull
Fracture, Frontobasilar Skull
Fractures, Basilar Skull
Fractures, Frontobasilar Skull
Frontobasilar Skull Fracture
Frontobasilar Skull Fractures
Sign, Battle
Sign, Battle's
Skull Fracture, Basilar, Childhood
Skull Fracture, Frontobasilar
Skull Fracture, Transphenoid Basilar
Skull Fractures, Basilar
Skull Fractures, Frontobasilar
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)