'Raccoon Eyes' (periorbital Haematoma) As a Sign of Skull Base Fracture

Overview

Journal Injury

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Emergency Medicine

Date 2002 Jan 5

PMID 11754879

Citations 9

Authors

F A Herbella

M Mudo

C Delmonti

F M Braga

J C Del Grande

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Abstract

This is a study of the relationship between skull base fracture and the raccoon eyes sign in a prospective study in cadavers. Fifty cadavers were analysed with cranio encephalic trauma and skull base fracture or the raccoon eyes sign. Both conditions were present in 24 (48.0%) cases. The association was significantly higher in cases with a frontal basal fracture and epidural haematoma. The raccoon eyes sign is easily recognised and can be associated with basal fractures.

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