A Case of Traumatic Pneumocephalus on the Opposite Side of the Injury Site.
Closed head injury
Skull fracture
Traumatic pneumocephalus
Journal
Korean journal of neurotrauma
ISSN: 2234-8999
Titre abrégé: Korean J Neurotrauma
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101584658
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2020
Apr 2020
Historique:
received:
03
03
2020
revised:
04
04
2020
accepted:
07
04
2020
entrez:
13
5
2020
pubmed:
13
5
2020
medline:
13
5
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Pneumocephalus is defined as an abnormal presence of intracranial air or gas. Traumatic pneumocephalus (TP) typically occurs on the injured side and is in communication with the external environment. This report presented an extremely rare case of TP that occurred on the opposite side of the injured site, even with the absence of any traumatic injury. The patient sustained injuries, including linear skull fracture, acute epidural hematoma, fractures in the clavicle and scapula, and subcutaneous emphysema, on the left side of the body. However, TP occurred on the right side. Although the exact underlying pathogenic mechanism remains unclear, the condition might be attributed to the migration of air bubbles or negative pressure on the opposite side caused by side-to-side closed head injury.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32395454
doi: 10.13004/kjnt.2020.16.e9
pmc: PMC7192804
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
73-78Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Korean Neurotraumatology Society.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interest: The author has no financial conflicts of interest.
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