RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cutaneous Emphysema and Craniocervical Bone Pneumatization
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1398
OP 1400
VO 22
IS 7
A1 Bernard Turowski
A1 Juergen Rettig
A1 Peter Raab
A1 Friedhelm E. Zanella
YR 2001
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/7/1398.abstract
AB Summary: We report a case of pneumatization of the upper cervical spine and the craniocervical junction, including the occipital bone, accompanied by extensive soft tissue emphysema. There was no history of trauma or surgery. Follow-up X-ray and CT demonstrated the development of those changes. A combination of a developmental abnormality and the unusual habit of frequent Valsalva's maneuvers may have led to those findings. Clinical consequences will be discussed.