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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. 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.

  4. Basilar skull fracture - Wikipedia

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    A basilar skull fracture is a break of a bone in the base of the skull. [1] Symptoms may include bruising behind the ears , bruising around the eyes , or blood behind the ear drum . [ 1 ] A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurs in about 20% of cases and may result in fluid leaking from the nose or ear . [ 1 ]

  5. Austrian national team soccer player suffers skull fracture ...

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    Burgstaller suffered “a basal skull fracture after a fall caused by a brutal blow,” Rapid’s statement said. It added: “Guido was immediately examined and taken to hospital in the Austrian ...

  6. Head injury - Wikipedia

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    Brain injury can occur at the site of impact, but can also be at the opposite side of the skull due to a contrecoup effect (the impact to the head can cause the brain to move within the skull, causing the brain to impact the interior of the skull opposite the head-impact). While impact on the brain at the same site of injury to the skull is the ...

  7. Vitamin D not recommended for preventing fractures in older ...

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    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation advising against using vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in people over 60. Pharmacist Katy Dubinsky weighs in.

  8. YouTuber fractures skull jumping off bridge, urges people to ...

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    A YouTube daredevil who claims he fractured his skull after jumping off a Texas bridge into a river says he wasn’t actually encouraging people to take similar leaps. Saa Fomba shared the video ...

  9. Decompressive craniectomy - Wikipedia

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    Decompressive craniectomy (crani-+ -ectomy) is a neurosurgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to allow a swelling or herniating brain room to expand without being squeezed. It is performed on victims of traumatic brain injury , stroke , Chiari malformation , and other conditions associated with raised intracranial pressure .