What about skull base fractures?

Fractures of the base of the skull must be treated specifically according to the particular case. First of all, the most serious situation, if you stumble upon a skull base fracture, there is obvious bleeding phenomenon, and the amount of bleeding is relatively large, resulting in the patient’s shock situation, it is necessary to seal the fistula by way of craniotomy treatment to reduce the later damage. If there is only simple bleeding and fluid, and the patient has no special symptoms, it is necessary to absolutely bed rest for at least two weeks to observe the development trend of the condition. If the skull base fracture is not completely healed after two weeks, the cerebrospinal fluid needs to be released by lumbar puncture to reduce intracranial pressure and promote wound healing, and if there is still no effect, the patient can be treated by lumbar large pool puncture and drainage surgery. If another two weeks, there is no special manifestation and no healing tendency, it is still necessary to repair the fistula by means of craniotomy, but the surgery is a very complicated thing, and it is also necessary to clarify the trend of the disease development by doing a high-resolution CT of the base of the skull, if necessary.