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Review
. 1999;9(3):265-7.
doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9584.1999.00298.x.

Pneumocephalus complicating general anaesthesia in a nine-year-old child

I S Hatcher  1 , C G Stack
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Pneumocephalus complicating general anaesthesia in a nine-year-old child

I S Hatcher et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 1999.

Abstract

We report a case of delayed pneumocephalus that occurred during the course of general anaesthesia for a CT head scan. This occurrence in a child has not been previously reported. The pathophysiology of pneumocephalus is reviewed.

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