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.
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About Dr. Prasad
Dr. Sanjay Prasad MD FACS is a board certified physician and surgeon with over thirty-two years of sub-specialty experience in Otology, Neurotology, advanced head and neck oncologic surgery, and cranial base surgery. He is chief surgeon and founder of the private practice, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, located in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.