Risk Factors for Pneumocephalus Following the Surgical Management of Chronic Subdural Hematoma [PDF]
İstanbul Medical JournalIntroduction: Chronic subdural hematoma is an important type of hemorrhage that can cause morbidity and mortality in older people. The burr hole technique is employed in surgical treatment; however, postoperative pneumocephalus is a common complication ...
Hüseyin Doğu, Demet Aygün
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Delayed Pneumocephalus-Induced Cranial Neuropathy [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2013 Pneumocephalus is a common occurrence after cranial surgery, with patients typically remaining asymptomatic from a moderate amount of intracranial air. Postsurgical pneumocephalus rarely causes focal neurological deficits; furthermore, cranial neuropathy
Neena I. Marupudi +2 more
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Posttraumatic Tension Pneumocephalus Causing Atropine-Resistant Bradycardia [PDF]
Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 2022 Pneumocephalus is a serious complication following brain trauma. Tension pneumocephalus (TP) is entrapment of a large volume of air in the cranial vault causing mass effect on the brain parenchyma.
Yagna M. Gali +3 more
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Pneumocephalus without pneumorrhachis after penetrating spinal trauma [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023 Introduction: Pneumocephalus refers to the presence of air inside the cranial cavity. The presence of air in the cranial cavity without spinal involvement following penetrating trauma to the spine is a very rare condition.
Mehdi Mahmoodkhani +3 more
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Spontaneous otogenic pneumocephalus and pneumatocoele [PDF]
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2012 We report the case of a 33-year old woman with an otogenic pneumocephalus associated with pneumatocoele. To our knowledge only 2 other cases have been documented. We discuss the imaging, treatment and causes of otogenic pneumocephalus.
O Soenen, JW Casselman, B Lerut
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Symptomatic Pneumocephalus as a Complication of Lumbar Epidural Anaesthesia [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Lumbar epidural anaesthesia is a commonly used technique for analgesia during labour. One of the rare complications of this technique is pneumocephalus.
Ana Filipa Pires +5 more
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Pneumocephalus as a complication after bilateral chronic subdural hematoma evacuation. [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017 Pneumocephalus (PNC) is described as a presence of air in the cranial cavity. Trauma is the most common cause, other etiologies such as iatrogenic. There are two main types of pneumocephalus: simple and tension.
Jakub Litak +4 more
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Pneumocephalus Following Self-Inflicted Penetrating Brain Injury [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2017 Objective. Pneumocephalus is a rare complication that often occurs after traumatic skull base injury, leading to morbidity and mortality. Material and Method.
Che-Fang Ho, Yuan-Yun Tam, Chia-Chen Wu
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Incidence, Radiographical Features, and Proposed Mechanism for Pneumocephalus from Intravenous Injection of Air [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2010 Background: Pneumocephalus typically implies a traumatic breach in the meningeal layer or an intracranial gas-producing infection. Unexplained pneumocephalus on a head computed tomography (CT) in an emergency setting often compels emergency physicians to
Tran, Paul MD, MS +5 more
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A case report of diffuse pneumocephalus induced by sneezing after brain trauma [PDF]
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2013 【Abstract】Pneumocephalus is the presence of air in the cranial vault. The common etiologies of pneumocephalus are brain trauma and cranial surgery.
ZHANG Yun-xu +2 more
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