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(A) Coronal temporal bone fracture. (B) Temporal bone fracture 3D.
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A patient in their early twenties was hospitalized following a traumatic brain injury incurred during a horseback-riding event, which resulted in a left temporal bone fracture (Fig. 1) and led to the development of a left epidural hematoma (Fig. 2).
CT scan on the day of the injury show a basal frontal contusion.
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The brain CT scan showed left basal frontal and bilateral temporal contusions (Fig. 3).
(A) Basal temporal contusion. (B) Three months after injury show a basal temporal encephalomalacia.
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However, the brain CT showed a left basal temporal and left basal frontal encephalomalacia (Fig. 4).