Traumatic open depressed cranial fracture causing occlusion of posterior superior sagittal sinus

Traumatic open depressed cranial fracture causing occlusion of posterior superior sagittal sinus

RATIONALE The superior sagittal sinus (SSS) is the major dural sinuses that receive a considerable amount of venous drainage. Interruption of its posterior third has been suggested to cause intracranial hypertension and lead to potentially fatal consequences. PATIENT CONCERNS We presented a 22-year-old man with a severe headache and scalp bleeding after a head chop wound. Physical examination...

Simple depressed skull fracture causing posterior third superior sagittal sinus occlusion and elevated intracranial pressure.

Open Depressed and Compound Elevated Skull Fracture over the Superior Sagittal Sinus: A Case Report

This is a case report of an open depressed and compound elevated skull fracture that located in the area where superior sagittal sinus lies beneath. This is a very rare variant of skull fractures. This patient was admitted to our Department of Neurosurgery Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung Indonesia. He is a 14 years old male with motor vehicle accident and diagnosed with compound elevated and de...

Posterior cranial fossa depressed fracture

© 2014 Asian Journal of Neurosurgery | Published by Wolters Kluwer ‐ Medknow small and crowded space and any lesion reducing the volume can elevate the intra-cavitary pressure leading to fourth ventricular compression and hydrocephalus, a mechanism may be responsible for brain stem dysfunction in cases of closed depressed fracture of the posterior fossa. As seen in the present case, early surgi...

Resolution of intracranial hypertension after elevation of depressed cranial fracture over the superior sagittal sinus: case report.

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE It is common neurosurgical wisdom that depressed cranial fractures (DCFs) over the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) should not be elevated because of the risk of fatal venous hemorrhage. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 34-year-old man presented with severe headache and diplopia after a motor vehicle accident. Clinical examination demonstrated severe papilledema and bilateral abd...