Pneumocephalus with neurological deficit from hydrogen peroxide irrigation: Case illustration

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1122-

  Zimmerman, Gary A ^a   Lipow, Kenneth I ^a  

^a BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 2442649024     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.6.1122     Document Type: Article

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