Fracture of skull base with delayed multiple cranial nerve palsies

Yidirim A., Gurelik M., Gumus C., Kunt T.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.21, sa.7, ss.440-442, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.pec.0000169435.36938.6d
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.440-442
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This report describes a pediatric case of delayed glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, and facial nerve palsies after a head injury. Computed tomography scan of the skull base revealed the fracture of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the fracture involved the tip of petrous pyramid, in front of the jugular foramen. The anatomical features, mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.