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Cerebral Venous Air Embolism due to a Hidden Skull Fracture Secondary to Head Trauma

Cerebral venous air embolism is sometimes caused by head trauma. One of the paths of air entry is considered a skull fracture. We report a case of cerebral venous air embolism following head trauma. The patient was a 55-year-old man who fell and hit his head. A head computed tomography (CT) scan sho...

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Autores principales: Hosaka, Ai, Yamaguchi, Tetsuto, Yamamoto, Fumiko, Shibagaki, Yasuro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4674590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26693366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/730808