Intraparenchymal pneumocephalus caused by ethmoid sinus osteoma
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Intraparenchymal pneumocephalus caused by ethmoid sinus osteoma Case report
We report a case of intraparenchymal pneumocephalus caused by ethmoid sinus osteoma in a 57-year-old man who had suffered from severe allergic rhinitis because of which he had to frequently blow his nose. He was referred to our hospital for headache and mild left hemiparesis. A computed tomography scan revealed a large intraparenchymal air entrapment in the right frontal lobe related to an oste...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0967-5868
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.01.016