Severe Tension Pneumocephalus Complicating Frontal Sinus Osteoma
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Frontal sinus osteoma associated with pneumocephalus.
The most common causes of intracranial air are head trauma and neurosurgical procedures. Less common etiologies include infection due to gas-forming organisms, mucoceles, tumours, congenital neuroenteric cysts, and dural defects. Here, we present a case of a frontal sinus osteoma associated with longstanding pneumocephalus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100033540