Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(4):176-179 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.062

Tension pneumocephalus caused by E. coliCase Report

Nekvindová K., Gabrhelík T., Graus T.
ARIM Krajská nemocnice Tomáše Bati, a. s., Zlín

Spontaneous tension pneumocephalus is a rare clinical symptom but can be life-threatening emergency. Pneumocephalus can develop acutely or chronically. Clinical symptoms are usually non-specific, diagnose can be made with imaging methods. Patient must have neurosurgical referral and require decompression. Major complications are epileptic seizures, loss of consciousness with necessity of tracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation, focal neurological symptoms, brainstem herniation or cardiac arrest.

Keywords: tension pneumocephalus, Escherichia coli, rectal carcinoma.

Received: August 11, 2023; Revised: November 5, 2023; Accepted: November 27, 2023; Prepublished online: December 11, 2023; Published: December 15, 2023  Show citation

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Nekvindová K, Gabrhelík T, Graus T. Tension pneumocephalus caused by E. coli. Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(4):176-179. doi: 10.36290/aim.2023.062.
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