title: Post-traumatic subarachnoid pneumocephalus. A case report.
abstract: We present a case of subarachnoid pneumocephalus fed through a basal bony breach and confined to the cysterns of the Willis circle in a traumatized patient. The peculiar configuration of the pneumocephalus is attributed to the partial obliteration of the subarachnoid space due to the increased intracranial pressure.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Sassari.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turtas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orunesu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002941:Circle of Willis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed