A Case of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage and Pneumocephalus Developed Secondary to Thoracic Knife Injury of the Spine

Authors

  • Selim Bozkurt Department of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras,Turkey.
  • İdiris Altun Department of Neurosurgery, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras,Turkey.
  • Mahmut Egemen Şenel Department of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras,Turkey.
  • Vesile Daraoğlu Türk Department of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras,Turkey.
  • Selçuk Bekaroğlu Department of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras,Turkey.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5222/sscd.2015.074

Keywords:

Headache, CSF leakage, pneumocephalus

Abstract

Pneumocephalus is defined as the presence of air in the intracranial cavity. This condition emerges secondary to several specific types of mechanism of injury such as head trauma, missile injuries and spinal stab wounds. Stab wounds of the back can reach to spinal canal and damage the spinal cord. Even if it doesn’t damage the spinal cord, it can cause leakage of cerebrospinal fluid and pneumocephalus. This condition is rare but it can lead to life- threatening conditions such as meningitis. In the present study a case with delayed CSF leakage and pneumocephalus developed after stab wound of the back.

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Published

2021-12-27

How to Cite

1.
Bozkurt S, Altun İdiris, Şenel ME, Daraoğlu Türk V, Bekaroğlu S. A Case of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage and Pneumocephalus Developed Secondary to Thoracic Knife Injury of the Spine. J Nervous Sys Surgery [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 27 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];5(2):74-8. Available from: https://sscdergisi.org/index.php/sscd/article/view/39

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Case Report