"Pneumocephalus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011007
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.199.700 C10.228.806 C10.900.300.087.700 C26.915.300.200.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumocephalus- Pneumocephalus
- Cranial Pneumocyst
- Cranial Pneumocysts
- Pneumocyst, Cranial
- Pneumocysts, Cranial
- Intracranial Gas
- Gas, Intracranial
- Cranial Airocele
- Airocele, Cranial
- Airoceles, Cranial
- Cranial Airoceles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocephalus" by people in Profiles.
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Oxygen Therapy with High-Flow Nasal Cannula as an Effective Treatment for Perioperative Pneumocephalus: Case Illustrations and Pathophysiological Review. Neurocrit Care. 2018 12; 29(3):366-373.
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Isolated, Transient, Pneumocephalus-Induced Oculomotor Neuropathy After Microvascular Decompression of the Trigeminal Nerve. World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 88:690.e17-690.e22.
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An interesting case of a unilaterally dilated pupil. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 May; 29(5):648-9.
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Cabergoline-induced pneumocephalus in a medically treated macroprolactinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Oct; 97(10):3412-3.
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Changing patterns of tracheotomy use in anterior skull base surgery with free tissue reconstruction. Laryngoscope. 2009 Mar; 119(3):453-8.
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Pneumocephalus after an epidural steroid injection. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009 Apr; 111(3):309-10.
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The use of nasopharyngeal airways for airway diversion in anterior craniofacial resection. Am J Rhinol. 2008 Sep-Oct; 22(5):529-32.
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Symptomatic pneumocephalus occurring years after transphenoidal surgery and radiation therapy for an invasive pituitary tumor: a case report and review of the literature. Pituitary. 2003; 6(1):49-52.