abstract:Raccoon eye/eyes (also known in the UK and Ireland as panda eyes, though that term commonly refers to excess or smeared dark make-up around the eyes, or to dark rings around the eyes) or periorbital ecchymosis is a sign of basal skull fracture, a craniotomy that ruptured the meninges, or (rarely) certain cancers.EMT Prehospital Care (4th Edition) Bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage occurs when damage at the time of a facial fracture tears the meninges and causes the venous sinuses to bleed into the arachnoid villi and the cranial sinuses.
College life is difficult: What with all those classes, work and late-night videogame and movie marathons, many students wind up with raccooneyes, an empty wallet, pounds of pizza and a serious caffeine addiction.