POSTERIOR-FOSSA EXTRADURAL HEMATOMAS IN CHILDREN - REPORT OF 9 CASES

Extradural post-traumatic posterior fossa hematoma is a rare condition estimated to complicate about 0.13% of all craniocerebral injuries, a nd represents 5.8% of the entire group of extradural hematomas in our records. Nine cases of posterior fossa extradural hematomas are presen ted. The clinical picture was dominated by headache, vomiting, and gai t ataxia. An occipital fracture was seen in 77.7% of the patients. In all cases, the diagnosis was made by computed tomography. The postoper ative evolution was good.