TY  - JOUR
AU  - Strautmane, Sintija
AU  - Balodis, Arturs
AU  - Smidrovskis, Klavs
AU  - Auslands, Kaspars
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/03/13
TI  - Management of Posttraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak with Secondary Diffuse Pneumocephalus Complicated by Meningitis and Communicating Hydrocephalus – Illustrative Case Report
JO  - OBM Neurobiology
SP  - 214
VL  - 08
IS  - 01
AB  - Rhinorrhea is a possible complication after different types of traumatic brain injury or neurosurgical procedures, such as skull base operations. Pneumocephalus is a rarely noted complication after severe traumatic brain injury, and it may be accompanied by meningitis and ventriculitis, especially when treatment has been delayed. Treatment of these entities includes conservative and surgical approaches. Pneumocephalus may result in neurologic disturbances threatening a life. Therefore, active patient management with a multidisciplinary team is required to prevent poor outcomes. In the literature, limited cases of rhinorrhea and pneumocephalus are available, including in our country. Pneumocephalus may also occur spontaneously. In 2015, Pishbin et al. identified 10 cases of spontaneous pneumocephalus. The precise incidence of diffuse pneumocephalus after traumatic brain injury is unknown, reported as 
SN  - 2573-4407
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2401214
DO  - 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2401214
ID  - Strautmane2024
ER  -