Under either of these conditions , a CT scan may show lesions in the brain or will be negative but will not show pneumocephalus (10). Pneumocephalus is the presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity. It is usually associated with disruption of the skull: after head and facial trauma, with tumors of the skull base, after neurosurgery or otorhinolaryngology, or rarely, spontaneously (7).
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