spontaneous nontraumatic pneumocephalus: a case report
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conclusions an extremely rare condition, a spontaneous intracranial pneumocephalus with skull base defect origin could be considered as a possible diagnosis in patients with sudden and severe headache. we can safely conclude that medical treatment and close follow-up is an effective mode of therapy in this patient. introduction spontaneous pneumocephalus without any pathological condition is very rare. we described a patient with spontaneous pneumocephalus probably arising from the relatively enlarged air-filling sphenoid sinus. case presentation a 51-year-old woman admitted imam reza hospital, mashhad, iran with a sudden onset of severe headache and nausea without any neurological deficit. brain computed tomography (ct) scan was performed to role out any pathology in the brain. brain ct revealed large ethmoidal and sphenoid sinuses and disseminated intracranial pneumocephalus. a cerebrospinal fluid (csf) examination was performed to rule out meningitis. further evaluation confirmed a small defect in the sphenoid sinus. she has no recurrent headache or other symptoms after about six-month follow-up.
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iranian red crescent medical journalجلد ۱۷، شماره ۷، صفحات ۰-۰
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