Traumatic pneumocephalus as a possible early sign of acute spinal cord injury: Case report

Traumatic pneumocephalus as a possible early sign of acute spinal cord injury: Case report

Background: Traumatic pneumocephalus (TPC) following craniofacial injuries is common, but isolated TPC secondary to pneumorrhachis (PR) is the rare result of upward gas migration from the spinal canal. In the absence of craniofacial and grossly unstable spinal fractures, the etiology of TPC in polyt...

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Main Authors: Mayur S. Patel, MD, Niel K. Patel, MD, Georgios Alexopoulos, MD, Philippe Mercier, MD, PhD, Tobias A. Mattei, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:North American Spine Society Journal
Subjects:
Pneumorrhachis
Pneumocephalus
Polytrauma
Spinal cord injury
Spine
Emergency
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548423000835

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