title: Intracerebral pneumatocele: CT findings.
abstract: Two cases of intracerebral pneumatocele following trauma are presented. One to two months after initial treatment both patients had deteriorating neurologic status. The diagnosis was made by radiography. When a pneumatocele is suspected clinically, computed tomography can play a vital role in determining the precise location of the gas collection, its relationship to the fracture site, and the amount of mass effect on the brain.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed