A break in the cranial (skull) bones. A fractured skull may involve visible damage to the cranial bones, including heavy bleeding; but a skull fracture can be hidden by the hair. Symptoms of a skull fracture can include bruising or discoloration behind the ear or around the eyes; blood or clear fluid leaking from the ears or nose; unequal-sized pupils; or deformity of the skull, including swelling or depressions. Other symptoms may include loss of consciousness, memory lapses or amnesia (loss of memory), blurred vision, confusion, irritability, and headache.<\/p>\n
Loss of the integrity of one or more bones of the cranium. A fracture is classified according to whether it is in the vault or the base but, from the point of view of treatment, a more useful classification is differentiating between a simple fracture (uncommon) and a compound fracture. When a compound fracture occurs in the vault of the skull, the bone is depressed and driven inward, possibly damaging the brain. Treatment is operative.<\/p>\n
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A break in the cranial (skull) bones. A fractured skull may involve visible damage to the cranial bones, including heavy bleeding; but a skull fracture can be hidden by the hair. Symptoms of a skull fracture can include bruising or discoloration behind the ear or around the eyes; blood or clear fluid leaking from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f"],"yoast_head":"\n