Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020205
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020205
Preferred Name

Skull Fracture, Basilar

Definitions
Fractures which extend through the base of the SKULL, usually involving the PETROUS BONE. Battle's sign (characterized by skin discoloration due to extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissue behind the ear and over the mastoid process), CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES, TRAUMATIC; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; and CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA are relatively frequent sequelae of this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p876)
Synonyms
Sign, Battle's
Skull Fracture, Frontobasilar
Sign, Battle
Skull Fractures, Basilar
Frontobasilar Skull Fracture
Fracture, Frontobasilar Skull
Battles Sign
Fractures, Frontobasilar Skull
Basilar Skull Fracture
Skull Fracture, Transphenoid Basilar
Battle's Sign
Basilar Skull Fractures
Fracture, Basilar Skull
Frontobasilar Skull Fractures
Fractures, Basilar Skull
Battle Sign
Skull Fracture, Basilar, Childhood
Skull Fractures, Frontobasilar
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