منابع مشابه
Post-traumatic pneumocephalus
A 79-year-old male presented to the emergency department after a facial trauma because of a mechanical fall 3 h prior with no history of loss of consciousness. The patient had Parkinson’s disease and atrial fibrillation (AF), and was on treatment with acetylsalicylic acid for AF. The family reported that he was dependent for all basic daily activities and had mild cognitive deterioration. Physi...
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Pneumocephalus is defined as an intracranial gas collection which can be localized in the epidural, subdural, subarachnoid, intraventricular or intraparenchymal spaces. Pneumocephalus has numerous causes, including barotrauma, neoplasms, and spinal anesthesia. However, the majority of pneumocephalus cases are traumatic or iatrogenic in nature. A review of 295 patients with pneumocephalus by Mar...
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INTRODUCTION Pneumocephalus is usually a self-limiting condition commonly associated with neurosurgical interventions, head and facial trauma. In contrast, tension pneumocephalus is extremely rare, and considered a neurosurgical emergency. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of post-traumatic epidural tension pneumocephalus in a 30-year-old white man who deteriorated rapidly after a blun...
متن کاملDelayed spontaneous traumatic pneumocephalus.
Pneumocephalus or collection of air in the intracranial cavity can occur after trauma or surgery. However, delayed pneumocephalus occurring months after the initial injury is not common. We would like to report a case of spontaneous traumatic pneumoencephalocele presenting with transient recurrent hemiparesis 14 months after the initial trauma.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1865-1372,1865-1380
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-009-0108-9