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Case report

Year :2021 Month : January Volume : 10 Issue : 1 Page : RC08 - RC09

Post-traumatic Tension Pneumocephalus in a Nigerian Male: A Case Report
Muhammad Baba Sule , Ibrahim Haruna Gele , Yakubu Bababa Shirama , Abacha Mohammed
1. Consultant/Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. 2. Consultant Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. 3. Consultant Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria. 4. Radiographer Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
 
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Muhammad Baba Sule , Ibrahim Haruna Gele , Yakubu Bababa Shirama , Abacha Mohammed,
Dr. Muhammad Baba Sule,
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
E-mail: muhammadsule@yahoo.com
 
ABSTRACT

: Pneumocephalus is a rare condition that usually arise from severe head and facial trauma, tumours of the skull base and surgical procedures involving the base of the skull. Tension Pneumocephalus (TP) is a clinical condition and a neurological emergency characterised by continuous accumulation of air inside the cranial cavity leading to irregular pressure been exerted on the brain which leads to neurologic deterioration. This is a case of a young motorcyclist that was involved in a Road Traffic Accident (RTA) and presented with deteriorating level of consciousness and plain skull radiograph and Computed Tomography (CT) of the brain showed skull fractures, presence of air in both lateral ventricles and brain parenchyma confirmed the diagnosis of post-traumatic TP, but unfortunately patient was succumbed to death.
Keywords : Aeroceles, Cranial, Consciousness, Lateral ventricles
 
 
 
 

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