Traumatic clivus epidural hematoma: case report and review of the literature.

Background: Traumatic clival epidural hematoma is an extremely rare reported entity.

Case Description: We describe the case of a 26-year-old woman involved in a car accident who presented with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13, bilateral abducens palsy, bilateral numbness on the mandibular territory of the trigeminal nerve, and left hypoglossal palsy. Radiological examinations revealed a clival epidural hematoma.