Preferred Label : pneumocephalus;
MeSH definition : Presence of air or gas within the intracranial cavity (e.g., epidural space, subdural
space, intracerebral, etc.) which may result from traumatic injuries, fistulous tract
formation, erosions of the skull from NEOPLASMS or infection, NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES,
and other conditions.;
MeSH synonym : airoceles, cranial; cranial airoceles; cranial pneumocyst; cranial pneumocysts; pneumocysts, cranial; gas, intracranial; cranial airocele; airocele, cranial; intracranial gas; pneumocyst, cranial;
MeSH hyponym : pneumocephalus, tension; pressure pneumocephalus; pneumocephalus, epidural; pneumocephalus, traumatic; Pneumocephalus, Pressure; Traumatic Pneumocephalus; Epidural Pneumocephalus; Tension Pneumocephalus;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumocephalus;
Origin ID : D011007;
UMLS CUI : C0032268;
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Presence of air or gas within the intracranial cavity (e.g., epidural space, subdural
space, intracerebral, etc.) which may result from traumatic injuries, fistulous tract
formation, erosions of the skull from NEOPLASMS or infection, NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES,
and other conditions.