To cite: Saglam M, Sivrioglu AK, Kara K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009091 DESCRIPTION An 88-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with a head injury because of a fall. He had a loss of consciousness. Bilateral subdural haematoma and fracture of the left parietal bone were shown on the CT imaging. The left subdural...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The loss of resistance to air to identify the epidural space is widely used. However, the accidental perforation of the dura mater is one of the possible complications of this procedure, with an estimated incidence between 1% and 2%. The objective of this report was to describe the case of a patient with intraventricular pneumocephalus after the accidental perforation ...