Items tagged “pneumocephalus”
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Tension pneumocephalus
Tension pneumocephalus is a neurosurgical emergency that occurs when subdural air causes a mass effect over the underlying brain parenchyma, often from a ball-valve mechanism causing one-way entry of air into the subdural space 1.
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Tension pneumocephalus has a varied clini...
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Intraparenchymal hemorrhage and pneumocephalus
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18 May 2015
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Pneumocephalus
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09 Jul 2016
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Tension pneumocephalus
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04 Jan 2018
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Air bubble sign (tension pneumocephalus)
The air bubble sign is seen on CT of the brain and represents multiple small foci of air within the subarachnoid space, especially the Sylvian fissure.1
Although described as a sign of tension pneumocephalus it is also seen in pneumocephalus without elevated pressures.2
It should not be confus...
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Subarachnoid cisterns pneumocephalus
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28 Dec 2020
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp with tension pneumocephalus
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12 Sep 2023
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Tension pneumocephalus
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11 Apr 2024
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