Isolated intraparenchymal tension pneumocephalus. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soin, Priti; Sharma, Pranav; Goyal, Pradeep; Kochar, Puneet Singh
• Is Part Of: Proceedings. Volume 31:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 537
• Page End: 538
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Intraparenchymal -- pneumocele -- pneumocephalus -- spontaneous -- tension; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Medicine -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1498680
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-8280

Abstract

Abstract: Pneumocephalus after trauma is not uncommon but rarely develops into tension pneumocephalus. Delayed-onset spontaneous tension pneumocephalus is rare, and delayed-onset isolated intraparenchymal/intracerebral tension pneumocephalus is even more so. We describe a 35-year-old man who presented with urinary incontinence, left eye vision loss, and nasal discharge/cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea 2 months after recovering from bifrontal hemorrhagic contusions following a road traffic accident. Intraparenchymal/intracerebral tension pneumocephalus was diagnosed with computed tomography and the patient was taken for an urgent decompressive surgery along with repair of the skull base defect.