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Preferred term

Pneumocephalus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cranial Airocele
  • Cranial Pneumocyst
  • Intracranial Gas

In other languages

  • French

  • Pneumatocèle intracrânienne
  • Pneumo-encéphale
  • Pneumocéphalie

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F9N52TK3-S

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