Traumatic cerebral venous air embolism associated with open skull fracture: Radiographic differentiation from pneumocephalus for clinical decision-making
Masamichi Endo, Satoru Sugiyama · 2026
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Masamichi Endo and Satoru Sugiyama report air inside the brain's veins after a head injury in this 2026 case report. Their patient was an eighty-four-year-old man who fell and suffered an open fracture of the skull, with no bleeding inside. Scans showed air, but only inside two large venous channels, the superior sagittal and cavernous sinuses. That distribution pointed to air in the veins, a rare event called cerebral venous air embolism.
Air spread through the skull cavity, the more common finding, was ruled out by the same pattern. The man stayed stable and went home after five days. The authors argue that where the air sits on a scan tells the two conditions apart, and that the distinction guides care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Masamichi Endo, Satoru Sugiyama |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |