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Venous air emboli from intravenous catheterization: A report of iatrogenic intravascular pneumocephalus
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 10/07/09

Syed ON et al. – Although pneumocephalus is often associated with pathological conditions, recognition of a characteristic pattern of intravenous pneumocephalus in the presence of intravenous catheterization may aid the clinician in determining a patient’s underlying condition. This unexpected radiographic finding should not necessarily be cause for alarm, and there is no evidence that intravenous pneumocephalus alone is harmful. The authors present a patient with intravenous pneumocephalus and a review of the literature.

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