Delayed Tension Pneumocephalus Following Frontal Sinus Fracture

CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a delayed case of tension pneumocephalus in a newly altered patient 21 days status-post auto-vs-pedestrian accident. After her initial hospital course, the patient was discharged to an acute rehabilitation facility in stable condition with Glasgow Coma Scale 15. The pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ortiz-Galloza, Eddie X., Arechiga, Bianca, Heer, Jagdipak, Quesada, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022
Materias:
Images in Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8885220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35226857
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.9.53603
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Sumario:CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a delayed case of tension pneumocephalus in a newly altered patient 21 days status-post auto-vs-pedestrian accident. After her initial hospital course, the patient was discharged to an acute rehabilitation facility in stable condition with Glasgow Coma Scale 15. The patient returned to the emergency department for an acute change in mental status. DISCUSSION: Tension pneumocephalus is a neurosurgical and otolaryngological emergency.

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