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

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

Abstract 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 positiv...

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Main Authors: Abdus Samad Ansari, Brittany B. Dennis, Dilip Shah, Winfred Baah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Pneumocephalus
Osteomyelitis
Continuous positive airway pressure
Streptococcus salivarius
Clonus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0154-9

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