Engelsk definition
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)
Svenska synonymer
Battles tecken
Engelska synonymer
Basilar Skull Fractures — Fracture, Basilar Skull — Fractures, Basilar Skull — Skull Fractures, Basilar — Basilar Skull Fracture — Skull Fracture, Transphenoid Basilar — Skull Fracture, Frontobasilar — Fracture, Frontobasilar Skull — Fractures, Frontobasilar Skull — Frontobasilar Skull Fracture — Frontobasilar Skull Fractures — Skull Fractures, Frontobasilar — Battle Sign — Sign, Battle — Battle's Sign — Battles Sign — Sign, Battle's — Skull Fracture, Basilar, Childhood