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Pneumocephalus: a rare and life-threatening, but reversible, complication after penetrating lumbar injury

Pneumocephalus, the presence of intracranial air, is a complication especially seen after neurotrauma or brain surgery. When it leads to a pressure gradient, a so-called tension pneumocephalus, it may require emergency surgery. Clinical symptomatology, especially in young children, does not differen...

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Autores principales: Gorissen, Zora, Hakvoort, Karlijn, van den Boogaart, Mark, Klinkenberg, Sylvia, Schijns, Olaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6373275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30652201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-03796-y