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Incidence, Radiographical Features, and Proposed Mechanism for Pneumocephalus from Intravenous Injection of Air

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 undertake aggressive evaluation and consultat...

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Autores principales: Tran, Paul, Reed, Eric J.M., Hahn, Francis, Lambrecht, Jason E., McClay, James C., Omojola, Matthew F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20823969