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ArticleJournal of education & teaching in emergency medicine2021

A Different Type of Tension Headache: A Case Report of Traumatic Tension Pneumocephalus.

Travis P Sharkey-Toppen, Dominique I Dabija, Christopher San Miguel

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Article in Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine, 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Travis P Sharkey-ToppenThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbus, OH.
Dominique I DabijaThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbus, OH.
Christopher San MiguelThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbus, OH.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tension pneumocephalus is a rare neurosurgical emergency requiring cranial decompression to prevent permanent neurological injury, herniation, and death. In this report, we present a trauma patient struck by a knife in the forehead who presented with agitation and vomiting. Imaging ultimately revealed a minimally displaced frontal sinus fracture through both the anterior and posterior walls of the sinus. This disruption, acting as a ball-valve for air entry into the cranium, resulted in extensive pneumocephalus and eventual tension physiology. The patient required immediate neurosurgical decompression. This case illustrates both the importance in recognition of this uncommon pathology as well as the need for rapid reassessment with clinical changes in trauma patients. Topics: Tension pneumocephalus, facial fracture, head trauma.

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PMID37465714
PMCPMC10332778
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