Depressed skull fracture

Case contributed by David Cuete
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma

Patient Data

Gender: Male

CT brain

ct

CT show depressed occipital fracture with left counter-coup subdural hematoma.

Case Discussion

This case shows an depressed skull fracture which crosses the midline. Overlying soft tissue hematoma is present, however in this case there is no associated extradural hemorrhage. Separately, there is a left frontotemporal subdural hematoma (contrecoup injury). 

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