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Pneumocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt. 1979

A Steinberger, and J L Antunes, and W J Michelsen

Pneumocephalus developing after a ventriculoatrial shunting procedure is described. This was found to be caused by a defect in the posterior wall of the frontal sinus, possibly secondary to chronically increased intracranial pressure. A review of the pertinent literature revealed only two other similar cases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007427	Intracranial Pressure	Pressure within the cranial cavity. It is influenced by brain mass, the circulatory system, CSF dynamics, and skull rigidity.	Intracerebral Pressure,Subarachnoid Pressure,Intracerebral Pressures,Intracranial Pressures,Pressure, Intracerebral,Pressure, Intracranial,Pressure, Subarachnoid,Pressures, Intracerebral,Pressures, Intracranial,Pressures, Subarachnoid,Subarachnoid Pressures
D011007	Pneumocephalus	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.	Cranial Pneumocyst,Intracranial Gas,Pneumocephalus, Tension,Cranial Airocele,Pneumocephalus, Epidural,Pneumocephalus, Traumatic,Pressure Pneumocephalus,Airocele, Cranial,Airoceles, Cranial,Cranial Airoceles,Cranial Pneumocysts,Epidural Pneumocephalus,Gas, Intracranial,Pneumocephalus, Pressure,Pneumocyst, Cranial,Pneumocysts, Cranial,Tension Pneumocephalus,Traumatic Pneumocephalus
D002535	Cerebral Aqueduct	Narrow channel in the MESENCEPHALON that connects the third and fourth CEREBRAL VENTRICLES.	Aqueduct of Sylvius,Aqueductus Cerebri,Mesencephalic Aqueduct,Mesencephalic Duct,Sylvian Aqueduct,Aqueduct, Cerebral,Aqueduct, Mesencephalic,Aqueduct, Sylvian,Aqueducts, Cerebral,Aqueducts, Mesencephalic,Aqueducts, Sylvian,Aqueductus Cerebrus,Cerebral Aqueducts,Cerebri, Aqueductus,Cerebrus, Aqueductus,Duct, Mesencephalic,Ducts, Mesencephalic,Mesencephalic Aqueducts,Mesencephalic Ducts,Sylvian Aqueducts,Sylvius Aqueduct
D002557	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts	Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt,Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid,Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
D003251	Constriction, Pathologic	The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.	Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005260	Female		Females
D005626	Frontal Sinus	One of the paired, but seldom symmetrical, air spaces located between the inner and outer compact layers of the FRONTAL BONE in the forehead.	Agger Nasi Cell,Frontal Recess,Frontal Sinus Ostium,Agger Nasi Cells,Cell, Agger Nasi,Frontal Recesses,Frontal Sinus Ostiums,Recess, Frontal,Sinus Ostium, Frontal,Sinus Ostiums, Frontal,Sinus, Frontal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006849	Hydrocephalus	Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium which may be associated with dilation of cerebral ventricles, INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; HEADACHE; lethargy; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and ATAXIA.	Communicating Hydrocephalus,Congenital Hydrocephalus,Obstructive Hydrocephalus,Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus,Aqueductal Stenosis,Cerebral Ventriculomegaly,Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly,Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo,Hydrocephaly,Aqueductal Stenoses,Cerebral Ventriculomegalies,Cerebral Ventriculomegalies, Fetal,Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Fetal,Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegalies,Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo,Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuos,Hydrocephalus, Communicating,Hydrocephalus, Congenital,Hydrocephalus, Obstructive,Hydrocephalus, Post-Traumatic,Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus,Stenoses, Aqueductal,Stenosis, Aqueductal,Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral,Ventriculomegalies, Fetal Cerebral,Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral,Ventriculomegaly, Fetal Cerebral
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults