Disseminated pneumocephalus secondary to an unusual facial trauma

Pneumocephalus can be secondary to a postintrathecal procedure, sinus fracture, basilar skull fracture, congenital skull defect, neoplasm, gas producing organism, barotrauma, neurosurgery, paranasal sinus surgery, mask or nasal continuous positive-airway pressure. Unusual facial traumas can also be...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of radiology 2002-04, Vol.42 (1), p.65-68
Hauptverfasser: Yıldız, Altan, Duce, Meltem Nass, Özer, Caner, Apaydın, F.Demir, Eğilmez, Hulusi, Kara, Engin
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Zusammenfassung:Pneumocephalus can be secondary to a postintrathecal procedure, sinus fracture, basilar skull fracture, congenital skull defect, neoplasm, gas producing organism, barotrauma, neurosurgery, paranasal sinus surgery, mask or nasal continuous positive-airway pressure. Unusual facial traumas can also be rare causes of pneumocephalus. Here, we present such a case in whom an air compressor tip injury to both eyes led to the disseminated pneumocephalus. We report this rare case with the computed tomography findings and try to explain the possible mechanism of the pnemocephalus.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/S0720-048X(01)00383-7