Postoperative brain stem tension pneumocephalus causing transient locked-in syndrome

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 414-417

  Biyani, N ^a   Silbiger, A ^a   Ben Ari, J ^a   Constantini, S ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain stem surgery; Locked in syndrome; Posterior fossa craniotomy; Tension pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN STEM; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 34548438531     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106394     Document Type: Article

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