Pneumocephalus; a rare cause of coma - 12/05/23
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.03.046
Elisavet Simoulidou, MD a, 1, Vivian Georgopoulou, MD b, 1, Panagiotis Kalmoukos, MD a, 1, Dimitrios Kouroupis, MD a, 1, Nikoleta Moscha, MD a, 1, Maria Sidiropoulou, MD b, 1, Sofia Chatzimichailidou, MD a, 1, Konstantinos Petidis, MD PhD a, 1, Athina Pyrpasopoulou, MD PhD a, ⁎, 1 
a 2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
b Department of Radiology, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
⁎Corresponding author at: Konstantinoupoleos 49, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.Konstantinoupoleos 49Thessaloniki54642Greece
Abstract |
We report the case of an 84-years old female patient who developed cerebral air embolism in association with the indwelling hemodialysis central venous catheter. Pneumocephalus, even though rare, should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute manifestation of neurologic deficits, especially in association with central venous access, surgical interventions or trauma, and requests prompt management. Brain computed tomography scanning remains the investigation of choice.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Cerebral air embolism, Central venous catheter, Coma
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