Association of skull fracture with extradural haematoma in patients with head injury

Dr Md Sarwar Murshed Alam
2019 Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research  
Extradural haematoma (EDH) is an emergency condition. Apparently normal looking patients after traumatic head injury can have serious neurological deterioration, and one of the common reason of such deterioration is extradural haematomas (EDH) Objective: Our goal in this study is to assess the association of skull fracture with extradural haematoma in patients with head injury. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out where 80 patients data were evaluated on the basis of their
more » ... tory, clinical examination. The entered data were cross-checked and confirmed. Results: During the study all patients of group I maximum 40% patients belonged to 25 to 34 years age range and most of them were male. Head injury cases were mostly due to RTA which was 65% in group-I and 62.5% in group-II also All patients of group-I, had features of fracture. Conclusion: In conclusion we can say that there is close association between skull fracture with extradural haematoma in patients with head injury. Further study is needed for better outcome near future.
doi:10.18535/jmscr/v7i1.166 fatcat:gbc5o2tjlje3tpdu7lj4jb5vmq