Signs and Symptoms
- Battle's sign - is ecchymosis of the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- Raccoon eyes - is periorbital ecchymosis i.e. "black eyes"
- Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
- Cranial nerve palsy
- Bleeding from the nose and ears
- Hemotympanum
- conductive or perceptive deafness, nystagmus, vomitus
- In 1 to 10% of patients, optic nerve entrapment occurs: the optic nerve is pressed by the broken skull bones, causing irregularities in vision.
- Serious cases usually result in death
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