Delayed spontaneous traumatic pneumocephalus

• Main Authors: Chandran, T.H., Prepageran, Narayanan, Philip, Rajan, Gopala, K., Ahmad Zubaidi, A.L., Jalaludin, M.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2007
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24746/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2007/v62n5/Pneumocephalus.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Pneumocephalus or collection of air in the intracranial cavity can occur after trauma or surgery. However, delayed pneumocephalus occurring months after the initial injury is not common. We would like to report a case of spontaneous traumatic pneumoencephalocele presenting with transient recurre...