ArticleCase reports in critical care2016
Fatal Cerebral Air Embolism: A Case Series and Literature Review.
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- [Cerebral gas embolism as a complication of diffuse interstitial lung disease]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2024Article
- Cerebral air embolism following a hemodialysis session successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen: a case report.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2024Article
- Cerebral air embolism: neurologic manifestations, prognosis, and outcome.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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- Cerebral Air Embolism After Gastrointestinal Procedure: A Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of medical cases · 2021Article
- Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus.Case reports in neurological medicine · 2021Article
- Paradoxical Air Embolism Without Patent Foramen Ovale During Craniotomy in the Sitting Position.Cureus · 2019Article
- Cerebral air embolism from a Central Venous Catheter: A timely reminder of the importance of rapid diagnosis.BMJ case reports · 2018Article
- Cerebral Air Embolism Caused by Persistent Cough.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2018Article
- Cortical Blindness and Altered Mental Status following Routine Hemodialysis, a Case of Iatrogenic Cerebral Air Embolism.Case reports in emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Cerebral air embolism through a central venous catheter in the absence of intracardiac shunt.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
- Gyriform Infarction in Cerebral Air Embolism: Imaging Mimicker of Status Epilepticus.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is an infrequently reported complication of routine medical procedures. We present two cases of CAE. The first patient was a 55-year-old male presenting with vomiting and loss of consciousness one day after his hemodialysis session. Physical exam was significant for hypotension and hypoxia with no focal neurologic deficits. Computed tomography (CT) scan of head showed gas in cerebral venous circulation. The patient did not undergo any procedures prior to presentation, and his last hemodialysis session was uneventful. Retrograde rise of venous air to the cerebral circulation was the likely mechanism for venous CAE. The second patient was a 46-year-old female presenting with fever, shortness of breath, and hematemesis. She was febrile, tachypneic, and tachycardic and required intubation and mechanical ventilation. An orogastric tube inserted drained 2500 mL of bright red blood. Flexible laryngoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy were performed. She also underwent central venous catheter placement. CT scan of head performed the next day due to absent brain stem reflexes revealed intravascular air within cerebral arteries. A transthoracic echocardiogram with bubble study ruled out patent foramen ovale. The patient had a paradoxical CAE in the absence of a patent foramen ovale.
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