Basilar skull fracture
Bone breakage in the base of the skull
Summary
A basilar skull fracture is a break of a bone in the base of the skull. Symptoms may include bruising behind the ears, bruising around the eyes, or blood behind the ear drum. A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurs in about 20% of cases and may result in fluid leaking from the nose or ear. Meningitis occurs in about 14% of cases. Other complications include injuries to the cranial nerves or blood vessels.
Originally created by Wouterstomp
9/1/2005, 9:15:23 PM
Modified
5/15/2026, 10:48:20 PM
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Senna did not have a basilar fracture, that's a minconception
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I added Ayrton Senna to the racers who died from this
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