Basilar Skull and Temporal Bone Fractures
A basilar skull fracture is a fracture through the bone at the base of the brain. A temporal bone fracture is a fracture of the part of the skull that houses the middle ear, inner ear, and facial nerve.Diagnosis for Basilar Skull and Temporal Bone Fractures
Diagnosis of a temporal bone fracture is suspected if there has been severe trauma to the head and the person has the common symptoms associated with a temporal bone fracture: hearing loss, facial paralysis, and/or spinal fluid drainage from the ear. Upon inspection of the ear, the medical practitioner will often see blood behind the ear drum. The diagnosis can be confirmed with a CT scan of the head.