"Pneumocephalus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of air or gas within the intracranial cavity (e.g., epidural space, subdural space, intracerebral, etc.) which may result from traumatic injuries, fistulous tract formation, erosions of the skull from NEOPLASMS or infection, NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES, and other conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D011007
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.199.700 C10.228.806 C10.900.300.087.700 C26.915.300.200.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumocephalus- Pneumocephalus
- Cranial Pneumocyst
- Cranial Pneumocysts
- Pneumocyst, Cranial
- Pneumocysts, Cranial
- Intracranial Gas
- Gas, Intracranial
- Cranial Airocele
- Airocele, Cranial
- Airoceles, Cranial
- Cranial Airoceles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocephalus" by people in Profiles.
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Maguire RC, Gull J, Weaver M, Sataloff RT. Otolaryngologic uses for spinal drains. Ear Nose Throat J. 2010 Oct; 89(10):E17-22.
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McMurtrie R, Jan R. Subarachnoid pneumocephalus: a rare complication of epidural catheter placement. J Clin Anesth. 2002 Nov; 14(7):539-42.
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Garonzik IM, Samdani AF, Carson BS, Avellino AM. Pneumocephalus in a newborn with an open myelomeningocele. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2001 Dec; 35(6):334.
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Ricchiuti VS, Seftel AD. Iatrogenic pneumocephalus after laparoscopic renal biopsy. J Urol. 2001 Sep; 166(3):982-3.
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Uppot RN, Gheyi VK, Gould SW, Ito H. Pneumocephalus and Brown-S?quard's Neurologic injury caused by a stab wound to the neck. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999 Dec; 173(6):1504.
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Wysoki MG, Nassar CJ, Koenigsberg RA, Novelline RA, Faro SH, Faerber EN. Head trauma: CT scan interpretation by radiology residents versus staff radiologists. Radiology. 1998 Jul; 208(1):125-8.
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Wiet RJ, Teixido M, Liang JG. Complications in acoustic neuroma surgery. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1992 Apr; 25(2):389-412.