Cerebral Air Embolism
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 34 (3), 168-170
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1977.00500150054010
Abstract
• We discuss five patients who had cerebral air embolisms. Clinically, these patients had early seizures, focal neurological findings, or failure to awaken from anesthesia. The patients that survived had minimal neurological deficits. We also discuss the pathophysiology of cerebral air embolism and its differentiation from "the bends." The necessity for recognizing this entity early is important in order to administer appropriate therapy.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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