Traumatic intraspinal pneumocele.
Traumatic intraspinal pneumocele (TIP) is a radiologic finding in which air is visualized within the spinal canal on routine cervical spine x-rays following a head injury. TIP may be the initial radiologic evidence of a severe central nervous system injury. The presence of TIP will alert a physician to the severity of the head injury, as well as the need for further radiologic investigations.
D000388:Air; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*