Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 4 , Pages 378-381 , October 2010

Spontaneous Tension Pneumocephalus Resulting From a Scalp Fistula in a Patient With a Remotely Placed Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

  • Jessica Monas, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jessica Monas, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 5 Emerson Place, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02114; 202-306-0155, fax 516-621-3865
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  • David A. Peak, MD

Received 26 February 2010 ,Revised 11 May 2010 ,Accepted 24 May 2010.

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PII: S0196-0644(10)00555-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.05.030

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 4 , Pages 378-381 , October 2010

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