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Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea and otorrhea in head injury

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Head Injury is becoming a very common injury in modern life. Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid is a very serious manifestation of Head Injury which clinically presents as Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea and Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea. Here is a discussion regarding the sites of fracture, clinical manifestations and complications, special diagnostic procedures and line of treatment in these cases.

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    Meena Bhattacharyya

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Bhattacharyya, M. Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea and otorrhea in head injury. IJO & HNS 48, 281–283 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048651

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