A fracture of the temporal bone may result in one or more complications depending on the location and severity of the fracture.
Possible complications after a temporal bone fracture:
(1) facial nerve paresis or paralysis
(2) CSF leakage with otorrhea
(3) conductive and/or sensorineural hearing loss
(4) dizziness or problems with balance
(5) extracranial vascular injury with hemorrhage (carotid artery)
(6) intracranial hemorrhage (epidural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage)
(7) pneumocephalus
(8) meningitis
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Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery, general, Otolaryngology
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