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Motorcycle Helmet Protection and Basilar Skull Fracture

Journal of Biomechanics, 2007
The CASR Head Injury Database contains in-depth investigations of 174 mainly fatal motorcycle accident cases collected in South Australia between 1983 and 1994. The data collected includes the autopsy with investigation of injury to the neck of the wearer, the helmet damage and a detailed crash report.
Gibson, T., Thai, K., Anderson, R.
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Mechanisms of Basilar Skull Fracture

Journal of Neurotrauma, 1995
Basilar skull fractures comprise a broad category of injuries that have been attributed to a variety of causal mechanisms. The objective of this work is to develop an understanding of the biomechanical mechanisms that result in basilar skull fractures, specifically focusing on mandibular impact and neck loading as potential mechanisms.
Roger W Nightingale, Barry S Myers, B S Myers   +2 more
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IMAGING BASILAR SKULL FRACTURES IN THE HORSE: A REVIEW

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, 1998
Due to the complex nature of the anatomy of the equine head, superimposition of numerous structures, and poor soft tissue differentiation, radiography may be of limited value in the diagnosis of basilar skull fractures. However, in many horses radiographic changes such as soft tissue opacification of the guttural pouch region, irregular bone ...
Joan Jörgensen, D E Thrall, O Ramirez
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The incidence and prevention of meningitis after basilar skull fracture

American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1983
The survey of 1,077 consecutive skull fractures admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital between July 1, 1969 and July 1, 1979 were reviewed. One hundred sixty-eight basilar skull fractures (15.6%) were diagnosed according to clinical and radiological criteria.
T F, Dagi, F B, Meyer, C A, Poletti
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Basilar skull fractures in childhood with cranial nerve involvement

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1991
Cranial nerve palsies developed in 23% of 73 children with basilar skull fractures. The majority occurred in patients 10 years of age or older. Our overall incidence was higher than that in a review in which basilar skull fractures were indiscriminately included with all head injuries.
Hirikati S Nagaraj, M E Fallat
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Analysis of Carotid Artery Injury in Patients With Basilar Skull Fractures

Otology & Neurotology, 2011
Determine the prevalence of carotid artery injury (CAI) in patients with basilar skull fractures and describe significant demographic and radiographic risk factors for CAI.From January 2004 to December 2008, medical records of 1,279 consecutive adult patients treated for basilar skull fractures at a tertiary care academic hospital were retrospectively ...
Gordon H, Sun, Nael M, Shoman, Ravi N, Samy, Myles L, Pensak   +3 more
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Meningitis after basilar skull fracture

Postgraduate Medicine, 1988
PreviewPosttraumatic meningitis may occur in up to 25% of patients with basilar skull fracture, and administration of antibiotics has been proposed to prevent this complication. Some studies support this practice bat others challenge it The authors present the results of their own retrospective study of patients seen in a large clinic during a nine ...
R C, Frazee, P, Mucha, M B, Farnell, M J, Ebersold   +3 more
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Haemangioma of the Skull Base Producing Basilar Impression

British Journal of Neurosurgery, 1989
A patient with an acquired basilar impression, due to a cavernous angioma involving the skull base, is presented.
Vedantam Rajshekhar, Mathew J Chandy
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Basilar Skull Fractures in Three Horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1980
SUMMARY Of three horses with basilar skull fractures, two died within 48 hours. The remaining horse was euthanatized because of a locomotion deficit. Clinical signs included epistaxis followed by ataxia. In each case, occipital the basioccipital bone and ventral portion of the calvarium were involved in the fracture.
J A, Stick, T, Wilson, D, Kunze
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Basilar Skull Fractures in Children

American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1978
Forty-six cases of basilar skull fractures in children were reviewed to determine the incidence of CNS infection following injury and the possible value of antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis. The clinical course of the children who were treated with antibiotics was compared with that of patients who received no antimicrobial therapy.
A, Einhorn, E M, Mizrahi
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