Basal Skull Fracture with Traumatic Polycranial Neuropathy and Occluded Left Carotid Artery
Authors:
- Thomas J. MehelasTMThomas J. Mehelas
- Edward R. SavolaineESEdward R. Savolaine
- Lynda S. DoughertyLDLynda S. Dougherty
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
- Vol. 44 (1) , 230-235
Abstract
A patient who survived with traumatic multiple cranial nerve palsies and occluded internal carotid artery associated with a basal skull fracture that involved the carotid canal is described.A literature review indicates that a wide variety of injuries can occur to the carotid artery as it passes through a fractured skull base. Basal fractures involving the course of the carotid artery reflect a significant risk of carotid injury.Keywords
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