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| force of a blow can drive bone fragments through the cribiform plate into the meninges or brain tissue; can cause leakage of CSF into nasal cavity |
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| injury to the ethmoid bone |
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| a blow to the superciliary arches during a boxing match may lacerate the skin and cause this |
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| the premature closure of the cranial sutures |
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| can result in rupture of the anterior branch of the middle meningeal artery causing an extradural "epidural" hematoma |
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| may compress the lateral part of the cerebral hemisphere and result in herniation of the medial part of the temporal lobe through the tentorial notch of dura; signs include: : limb weakness, dilated pupil from compression of the oculomotor nerve, and deterioration of cardiovascular and respiratory function |
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| allows physicians to determine progress of growth, degree of hydration and level of intracranial pressure in an infant |
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