An unusual case of infective pneumocephalus: case report of pneumocephalus exacerbated by continuous positive airway pressure

BACKGROUND: Pneumocephalus, illustrated by air in the cranial vault is relatively infrequent and generally associated with neurosurgery, trauma, meningitis and barotrauma. However cases of spontaneous non-traumatic pneumocephalus remain rare. While the relationship between continuous positive airway...

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Published in:BMC Emerg Med
Main Authors: Ansari, Abdus Samad, Dennis, Brittany B., Shah, Dilip, Baah, Winfred
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774152/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29347913
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0154-9
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