Neuro-otological findings in cases of temporal bone fracture

Abstract

Neuro-otological examination was evaluated from X-ray films in eleven cases of temporal bone fracture.
Fracture lines on the X-ray film are not always visible in a case of head trauma. Several X-rays and tomography should be obtained. Fracture lines on the films were identified in five cases, in whom there was similar nystagmus in cases of “so-called vertigo of benign paroxysmal positional type.”
This pathological nystagmus can be detected by positional and positioning tests.
In X-ray examinations, both Sonnenkalb's and Stenvers' view were evaluated.