Author/Editor		Bunc, Gorazd; Roškar, Zdravko; Voršič, Matjaž
Title		Pneumocephalus secondary to a neck stab wound without neurologic injury in a 13-year-old girl
Type		članek
Source		Pediatr Neurosurg
Vol. and No.		Letnik 34
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 239-41
Language		eng
Abstract		Pneumocephalus is usually-caused by injury that damages the brain meninges and thus allows air to enter the intracranial cavity: Our intention was to establish the importance of considering a stab wound in the neck as a possible cause of traumatic pneumocephalus. The paper presents the case of a 13-year-old girl who was accidentally stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife by her brother. She had no-neurological deficit but had developed headaches. An examination showed cerebrospinal fluid leaking from the neck wound and a CT scan revealed the pneumocephalus. Following surgical treatment, the patient's clinical symptoms regressed. To our knowledge, this case is the first report of the manifestation of pneumocephalus as the result of a neck stab wound in a child; overall, there are only three reported cases of pneumocephalus caused by a neck stab wound.
Descriptors		NECK WOUNDS, STAB PNEUMOCEPHALUS CHILD HEADACHE