Atraumatic pneumocephalus: A case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-109

  Babl, Franz E ^a,c   Arnett, Amy M ^a   Barnett, Elizabeth ^a   Brancato, John C ^a   Kharasch, Sigmund J ^a   Janecka, Ivo P ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Computer tomography; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; RHINORRHEA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPHENOID SINUS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VOMITING;

EID: 0032910776     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199904000-00008     Document Type: Article

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