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ArticleCureus2021

Traumatic Pneumocephalus Without Skull Fracture From a High-Voltage Electrical Injury.

Katie L Priestley, Rachel E Bridwell, John C Beach, Erica M Simon, Garrett W Britton

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Katie L PriestleyEmergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
Rachel E BridwellEmergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
John C BeachSchool of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA.
Erica M SimonEmergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
Garrett W BrittonCritical Care, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, USA.
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research · USJoint Base San Antonio · USSan Antonio Military Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pneumocephalus, the presence of intracranial air, most commonly occurs secondary to a traumatic injury. Patients with simple pneumocephalus often present with nonspecific symptoms or with headaches. These patients may have little to no clinically relevant physical examination findings and can be managed conservatively. Tension pneumocephalus can present more acutely as a neurosurgical emergency. On physical examination, patients can present with neurologic deficits or papilledema. Computed tomography is the imaging modality of choice to detect intracranial air. We present a novel case of a simple pneumocephalus in the setting of a high-voltage electrical injury without evidence of displaced skull fracture or dural violation. The identification of unanticipated air within the cranial vault should prompt emergency physicians to determine its etiology which can guide treatment and disposition.

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burnelectrical injuryhigh-voltagepneumocephalustrauma

Identifiers

PMID34462706
PMCPMC8389854
OpenAlexW3185155028

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