Spontaneous intraparenchymal otogenic pneumocephalus: A case report and review of literature
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Spontaneous intraparenchymal otogenic pneumocephalus: A case report and review of literature
BACKGROUND Pneumocephalus is commonly associated with head and facial trauma, ear infection, or surgical interventions. Spontaneous pneumocephalus caused by a primary defect at the temporal bone level without association with pathological conditions is very rare. Few cases have been published with purely intraparenchymal involvement. We describe a rare case of spontaneous pneumocephalus arising...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.93861