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  2. Skull fracture - Wikipedia

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    A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the skull, usually occurring as a result of blunt force trauma.If the force of the impact is excessive, the bone may fracture at or near the site of the impact and cause damage to the underlying structures within the skull such as the membranes, blood vessels, and brain.

  3. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea - Wikipedia

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    CSF rhinorrhoea may be a sign of a basilar skull fracture. Other signs of a basilar skull fracture include CSF otorrhea (drainage of CSF through the ear ). [ 2 ] It can have devastating complications in some patients, as the communication between the nasal cavity, the cerebrospinal fluid and the central nervous system can result in severe ...

  4. Basilar skull fracture - Wikipedia

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    A basilar skull fracture typically requires a significant degree of trauma to occur. [1] It is defined as a fracture of one or more of the temporal, occipital, sphenoid, frontal or ethmoid bone. [1] Basilar skull fractures are divided into anterior fossa, middle fossa and posterior fossa fractures. [1] Facial fractures often also occur. [1]

  5. Bone healing - Wikipedia

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    Bone healing, or fracture healing, is a proliferative physiological process in which the body facilitates the repair of a bone fracture. Generally, bone fracture treatment consists of a doctor reducing (pushing) displaced bones back into place via relocation with or without anaesthetic, stabilizing their position to aid union, and then waiting ...

  6. Traumatic brain injury - Wikipedia

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    Infections that can follow skull fractures and penetrating injuries include meningitis and abscesses. [92] Complications involving the blood vessels include vasospasm , in which vessels constrict and restrict blood flow, the formation of aneurysms , in which the side of a vessel weakens and balloons out, and stroke.

  7. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday ...

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    In today's puzzle, there are seven theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top-half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: WA. WA ...

  8. Cranioplasty - Wikipedia

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    Cranioplasty is a surgical operation on the repairing of cranial defects caused by previous injuries or operations, such as decompressive craniectomy.It is performed by filling the defective area with a range of materials, usually a bone piece from the patient or a synthetic material.

  9. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1248 on Monday, November 18 ...

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    If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1248 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.