title: Symptomatic intraspinal pneumocoele resulting from closed head injury.
abstract: Intraspinal pneumocoele is rarely associated with closed head injury. We describe a case of intra-spinal pneumocoele following a closed head injury. We believe this to be the first case presenting with radicular symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yousaf
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McConnell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000388:Air; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed