Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of intracranial pressure monitoring. A case report

Intracranial pressure monitoring has become routine in the management of severe head injuries. We describe an unusual complication secondary to intracranial pressure monitoring with subdural cup catheter. A 35 year-old man was admitted to the Neurosurgery Department following blunt head trauma. He u...

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Main Authors: Aleksander M Vitali, Andries A le Roux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2007-12-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
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Online Access:http://www.ijntonline.com/Dec07/abstracts/abs6.PDF