Hypercellularity of the mastoid as a cause of spontaneous pneumocephalus

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 474-476

  Richards, S D ^a,b   Saeed, S R ^a   Laitt, R ^a   Ramsden, R T ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mastoid; Operative; Pneumocephalus; Surgical Procedures

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CODEINE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR; ANAMNESIS; ASPIRATION; AUDIOMETRY; BONE DEFECT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENT EXAMINATION; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOID; MASTOIDECTOMY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; REVIEW; SNEEZING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; SNEEZING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142596392     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504323219653     Document Type: Review

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