Tension pneumocephalus: case report and review

J S Jundt; A Bohnen; B S Galbraith; J Melville

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2022.07.009

Tension pneumocephalus: case report and review

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 Dec;51(12):1570-1572. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.07.009. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

Authors

J S Jundt¹, A Bohnen², B S Galbraith¹, J Melville¹

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
² Private Practitioner, Neurosurgery One, Denver, CO, USA.

PMID: 35985911
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.07.009

Abstract

Tension pneumocephalus is a rare complication of frontal sinus fracture or neurosurgical intervention resulting from compression of the brain by entrapped air, leading to seizure, altered mental status, brain herniation, and death. This report presents a case of traumatic tension pneumocephalus associated with an anterior and posterior table frontal sinus fracture in a patient with pneumosinus dilatans and osteogenesis imperfecta.

Keywords: Facial injuries; Frontal sinus; Pneumocephalus; Trauma; emergency services.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Mental Disorders*
Pneumocephalus* / diagnostic imaging
Pneumocephalus* / etiology
Skull Fractures* / complications
Skull Fractures* / diagnostic imaging
Skull Fractures* / surgery