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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2007; 04(02): 115-118
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0508(07)80025-6
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Tension pneumocephalus as a complication of intracranial pressure monitoring: A case report

Aleksander M Vitali
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Andries A le Roux
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05 April 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Intracranial pressure monitoring has become routine in the management of severe head injuries. We describe an unusual complication secondary to intracranial pressure monitoring with subdural cup catheter. A 35 year-old man was admitted to the Neurosurgery Department following blunt head trauma. He underwent insertion of subdural cup catheter for monitoring of intracranial pressure. A progress computed tomography scan of the brain revealed tension pneumocephalus. As far as the authors are aware, this is the first reported case of tension pneumocephalus resulting from insertion of a subdural intracranial pressure monitor.

Keywords

intracranial pressure monitoring - complications - tension pneumocephalus - cup catheter - head trauma
 

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