Hematoma in the posterior fossa secondary to a tangential gunshot wound of the occiput: case report and discussion.

Stone, J L; Ladenheim, E; Wilkinson, S B; Cybulski, G R; Oldershaw, J B · Neurosurgery · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The case of 16-year-old boy who incurred a subdural hematoma in the posterior fossa an intracerebellar hematoma after a tangential civilian gunshot wound is reported. The skull was not fractured, and yet surgically significant clots required removal. The patient recovered. The discussion centers on the mechanism of injury and seriousness of tangential gunshot wounds and traumatic hematomas in the posterior fossa.

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