Delayed Pneumocephalus-Induced Cranial Neuropathy
Autor: | Neena I. Marupudi, Monika Mittal, Sandeep Mittal |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Zdroj: | Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2013 (2013) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1687-9627 1687-9635 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2013/105087 |
Popis: | Pneumocephalus is a common occurrence after cranial surgery, with patients typically remaining asymptomatic from a moderate amount of intracranial air. Postsurgical pneumocephalus rarely causes focal neurological deficits; furthermore, cranial neuropathy from postsurgical pneumocephalus is exceedingly uncommon. Only 3 cases have been previously reported that describe direct cranial nerve compression from intracranial air resulting in an isolated single cranial nerve deficit. The authors present a patient who developed dysconjugate eye movements from bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy. Direct cranial nerve compression occurred as a result of postoperative pneumocephalus in the interpeduncular cistern. The isolated cranial neuropathy gradually recovered as the intracranial air was reabsorbed. |
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