Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Traumatic Pneumocephalus —Case Report—

Masaki KOMIYAMA; Toshihiro YASUI; Hisatsugu YAGURA; Yoshihiko FU; Hajime SUGATA; Mitsuru BABA

doi:10.2176/nmc.28.677

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Traumatic Pneumocephalus

—Case Report—

Masaki KOMIYAMA, Toshihiro YASUI, Hisatsugu YAGURA, Yoshihiko FU, Hajime SUGATA, Mitsuru BABA

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Keywords: pneumocephalus, head injury, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, neuroradiology

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1988 Volume 28 Issue 7 Pages 677-680

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.28.677

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Abstract

Computed tomographic scans and magnetic resonance (MR) images in a case of traumatic pneumocephalus are presented and discussed. MR images clearly demonstrated not only the accumulation of air but also the herniation of brain tissue through the fracture into a paranasal sinus. A fistulous tract for cerebrospinal fluid leakage was strongly suggested on the images of brain herniation. The clinical usefulness of MR images is compared with that of conventional diagnostic modalities.

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