Tension pneumocephalus, an uncommon complication of oxygen therapy in preterm newborns. Presentation of a case and literature review.

We present the case of a preterm newborn, who received high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy because of hyaline membrane disease, due to his prematurity, and developed clinical signs of intracranial hypertension. Transfontanellar ultrasound and cranial CT scan revealed significant tension pneumocephalus, which was evacuated with direct needle puncture through the anterior fontanelle. PMID: 31784352 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neurocirugia - November 25, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Román-Pena P, Santín-Amo JM, Serramito-García R, Gelabert-González M Tags: Neurocirugia (Astur) Source Type: research