@article{MAKHILLRJBS20083810682,
    title = {Posterior Fossa Epidural Hematomas},
    journal = {Research Journal of Biological Sciences},
    volume = {3},
    number = {8},
    pages = {906-910},
    year = {2008},
    issn = {1815-8846},
    doi = {rjbsci.2008.906.910},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-8846&doi=rjbsci.2008.906.910},
    author = {M. Shakeri Bavil},
    keywords = {Computed tomography,epidural hematoma,posterior cranial fossa,occipital fracture},
    abstract = {Posterior fossa epidural hematomas are much less common than supratentorial epidural hematomas. The incidence of posterior fossa epidural hematomas among intracranial epidural hematomas has been reported to be 4-7%. Seven cases of posttrau-matic posterior fossa epidural hematomas diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) are reported with radiological and clinical findings. This study consisted of 7 posterior fossa epidural hematoma cases, out of 585 severe head trauma patients admitted and hospitalized in an 18-month period. The patients were evaluated regarding age, gender, type of trauma, cranial CT and Glasgow coma score in admittance, treatment and follow-up. Average age was 24.2 years and 85.7% of the cases were male. All cases had occipital fracture. Fifty-seven percent of the cases had only occipital fracture and posterior fossa epidural hematoma. All of the cases in this group were neurologically intact except for one who had a Glasgow coma score of 9 in admission. Two cases of this group were conservatively treated. In the others posterior fossa epidural hematomas got larger and they were treated surgically; these 2 cases recovered after surgery. Three of the 7 cases had the supratentorial region lesions; one of these cases died before operation. Two of them were treated surgically, one of them died and the other showed recovery after surgery.}
    }