Management of pneumocephalus in a resource limited environment: Review from sub-Saharan Africa

Brain Injury

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1217-1223

  Shehu, B B ^a   Ismail, N J ^a   Hassan, I ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aetiology; CSF rhinorrhoea; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AFRICA; BRAIN SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 38849206886     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050701727882     Document Type: Review

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