Pneumocephalus presenting as sudden thunderclap headache

Guleria, Vivek Singh; Sharma, Ajay; Sharda, Chetan; Kumar, Vijay

doi:10.4103/ajns.ajns_25_15

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“…This type of pneumocephalus can be seen in 8-9% of patients. 18,19 In the present article the reason for pneumocephalus might be both, presence of infection in ear as well as defect of bone which is noted on CT scan. There two widely accepted pathophysiological basic of pneumocephalus.…”

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“…They also present with signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. 3,4,14,19 Pathophysiology of LST includes Cholesteatoma, granulation tissue, or coalescence causing erosion of mastoid bone results in perisinus abscess which exerts pressure on the dura leading to necrosis. Then a mural thrombus is formed by fibrin, platelets and blood cells which are attracted by necrotic tissue.…”

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Lateral sinus thrombosis with pneumocephalus: A rare complication of chronic suppurative otitis media

Abhilasha¹,

Viswanatha²

2019

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Pneumocephalus is defined as the presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity. It is seen rarely in association with complications of otitis media. One of the well-known complications of otitis media is lateral sinus thrombosis (LST). Infection and inflammation in the mastoid and middle ear predispose for thrombosis in dural venous sinuses which is in close proximity to it. In the era of antibiotic treatment LST accounts for 6% of all intracranial complications. In this article we report a case of active chronic squamous type of otitis media with lateral sinus thrombosis with pnuemocephalus along with the review of literature.

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Section: Inverted Bottle Effect Mechanismmentioning

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Lateral sinus thrombosis with pneumocephalus: A rare complication of chronic suppurative otitis media

Abhilasha¹,

Viswanatha²

2019

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Causes of pneumocephalus and when to be concerned about it

Cunqueiro

Scheinfeld

2018

Emerg Radiol

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Intracranial gas is commonly detected on neuroimaging. The recognition of this finding can at first blush be unsettling. Being able to localize this gas to a specific compartment: intraarterial, intravenous, intraparenchymal, subdural, epidural, subarachnoid and intraventricular, is the first step in determining the importance of the gas. Determination of the route of entry: through the skull, extension from a paranasal sinus or the mastoid air cells, via the spine, or trans-vascular, is the other important factor in determining potential consequences. Understanding these parameters allows for a confident determination of etiology. More importantly, it generally provides guidance as to what must be done: either to disregard (e.g., subarachnoid gas following lumbar puncture and intravenous gas following IV placement), obtain follow-up (e.g., postoperative gas), or administer emergent treatment (e.g., intraarterial gas and epidural abscess). In this review, we use gas location and route of entry to classify the various causes of pneumocephalus and provide examples of each of these etiologies.

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Thunderclap headache: an update

Yang

Fuh

2018

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

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Pneumocephalus presenting as sudden thunderclap headache

Cited by 3 publications

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Lateral sinus thrombosis with pneumocephalus: A rare complication of chronic suppurative otitis media

Lateral sinus thrombosis with pneumocephalus: A rare complication of chronic suppurative otitis media

Causes of pneumocephalus and when to be concerned about it

Thunderclap headache: an update

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