Mediastinal emphysema after head-banging in a rock artist: pseudo shaken-baby syndrome in adulthood

Saeko Matsuzaki; Koichi Tsunoda; Tonghyo Chong; Reo Hamaguchi

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.054

Mediastinal emphysema after head-banging in a rock artist: pseudo shaken-baby syndrome in adulthood

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Dec;94(6):2113-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.054.

Authors

Saeko Matsuzaki¹, Koichi Tsunoda, Tonghyo Chong, Reo Hamaguchi

Affiliation

¹ National Hospital Organization, Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 23176926
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.054

Abstract

A 34-year-old man was seen because of severe right neck pain. He was a guitarist in a special type of heavy metal rock (so-called visual-kei, a subgenre related to glam-rock) band and habitually shook his head violently throughout concert performances. He regularly experienced neck and chest pain after a concert, which persisted for some time. Computed tomography scanning of the neck showed mediastinal emphysema. We surmise that head-banging resemble those of shaken-baby syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Injuries / complications*
Brain Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology*
Music*
Shaken Baby Syndrome / diagnosis
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed