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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb 3:2016:bcr2015213632.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213632.

Extensive pneumocephalus subsequent to an open skull fracture

Prasad Ellanti  1 , Andrew Moriarity  1 , Nuala McAuley  1 , Thomas McCarthy  1
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Case Reports

Extensive pneumocephalus subsequent to an open skull fracture

Prasad Ellanti et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Skull radiograph demonstrating pockets of air.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A, C, E and G) CT scan demonstrating significant pneumocephalus. The solid white arrows point to areas of air within the brain, the dashed white arrows point to air fluid level within the ventricles. (B, D, F and H) Repeat CT scan 7 days postinjury demonstrating significant resolution of the pneumocephalus.
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