Presentation
Fall from standing height with head trauma
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Female
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
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Right longitudinal fracture of the occipital bone, no misalignment of the bone plates.
In both faces of fractured bone, there is an acute haematoma, an epidural and a subgaleal one.
Subarachnoid haemorrhage is also noted extending through the tentorium and over the left frontal pole (contrecoup injury).
Case Discussion
An extradural haematoma is a collection of blood which forms between the inner surface of the skull and outer layer of dura.
A subgaleal haematoma describes bleeding in the potential space between the periosteum and the galea aponeurosis.
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