"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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocephalus" by people in Profiles.
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Barotrauma-induced Pneumolabyrinth and Pneumocephalus Associated With Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Apr; 37(4):e176-7.
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Immediate postoperative imaging after uncomplicated endoscopic approach to the anterior skull base: is it necessary? Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Dec; 4(12):1024-9.
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Pneumocephalus after penetrating thoracic trauma: case report and review of literature. J Trauma. 2009 Nov; 67(5):E156-8.
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Air embolism with pneumocephalus. Arch Neurol. 2009 Sep; 66(9):1172-3.
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Epidural abscess treated with a medial supraorbital craniotomy through an incision in the eyebrow. Case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Feb; 1(2):145-7.
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Pneumocephalus in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt after percutaneous gastrojejunostomy catheter placement: case report. Surg Neurol. 2006 Jan; 65(1):87-9; discussion 89.
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Radial forearm free tissue transfer in the management of persistent cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Laryngoscope. 2005 Jun; 115(6):968-72.