Disease or Syndrome
pneumocephalus
Subclass of:
Brain Injuries; CNS disorder
Definitions related to 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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