African Journal of Trauma

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2014  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 94--96

Massive bifrontal infarction following massive depressed fracture overlying the superior sagittal sinus


Amit Agrawal1, S Satish Kumar2, Kishor V Hegde3, V Umamaheswara Reddy3, N. V. K. Sundeep3 
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
3 Department of Radiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Amit Agrawal
Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore - 524 003, Andhra Pradesh
India

Injury to the superior sagittal sinus is the most common dural sinus injury which carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. In this article, we report a case of 21-year male patient who sustained head injury while he was riding on a motorcycle, he lost balance, and his head struck against the road divider. The patient had massive injury to the superior sagittal sinus, underlying brain parenchyma, and probably laceration of draining venous channels surrounding the superior sagittal sinus. In spite of the elevation of the depressed fragments, injury to the superior sagittal sinus resulted in the bifrontal massive venous infarction and fatal outcome in the present case.


How to cite this article:
Agrawal A, Kumar S S, Hegde KV, Reddy V U, Sundeep N. Massive bifrontal infarction following massive depressed fracture overlying the superior sagittal sinus.Afr J Trauma 2014;3:94-96


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Agrawal A, Kumar S S, Hegde KV, Reddy V U, Sundeep N. Massive bifrontal infarction following massive depressed fracture overlying the superior sagittal sinus. Afr J Trauma [serial online] 2014 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];3:94-96
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