Proper Management of Posttraumatic Tension Pneumocephalus
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Proper Management of Posttraumatic Tension Pneumocephalus
Pneumocephalus is commonly seen after craniofacial injury. The pathogenesis of pneumocephalus has been debated as to whether it was caused by ball valve effect or combined episodic increased pressure within the nasopharynx on coughing. Discontinuous exchange of air and cerebrospinal fluid due to "inverted bottle" effect is assumed to be the cause of it. Delayed tension pneumocephalus is not com...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2234-8999,2288-2243
DOI: 10.13004/kjnt.2017.13.2.158