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A Cerebral Air Embolism That Developed Following Defecation in a Patient with Extensive Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report  

Oh, Ji-Young (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Park, Dong-Woo (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Hahm, Chang-Kok (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Park, Choong-Ki (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Lee, Seung-Ro (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Lee, Young-Jun (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.63, no.4, 2010 , pp. 307-310 More about this Journal
Abstract
Cerebral air embolisms generally result from invasive procedures such as a percutaneous needle biopsy, chest tube insertion, central venous catheter access or removal, operations and so on. Likewise, they are mostly iatrogenically induced and present various degrees of severity depending on the number of air bubbles. With the exception of divers, the occurrence of a cerebral air embolism in the absence of invasive procedures is very rare. We report a case of a cerebral air embolism that developed following defecation and was detected by CT in a patient with extensive pulmonary tuberculosis.
Keywords
Embolism, Air; Intracranial Embolism; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary; Tomography Scanner, X-Ray Computed; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
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