Journal of the Indian Medical Association
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Seventeen patients with posterior fossa extradural haematoma are presented. While 7 patients had acute course, 6 had subacute and 4 had chronic course. All patients had evidence of occipital injury. ⋯ All patients with subacute and chronic course had good outcome while 43% with acute course succumbed to death. Besides the initial clinical status the co-existing lesions signifying the increased severity of injury have influenced the mortality and quality of outcome. In presence of occipital fracture a careful observation and timely intervention are warranted.