RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Barotrauma Presenting as Temporal Lobe Injury Secondary to Temporal Bone Rupture
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1218
OP 1219
VO 26
IS 5
A1 Cortes, Maria D. P.
A1 Longridge, Neil S.
A1 Lepawsky, Michael
A1 Nugent, Robert A.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/5/1218.abstract
AB Summary: We present the case of a scuba diver who experienced acute ear pain during ascent from a dive. CT imaging was performed because of severe unrelenting headache. Blood and gas was identified within the epidural space of the middle fossa and over the petrous bone, as well as hemorrhage within the adjacent temporal lobe. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of CT-documented barotrauma affecting the brain as a result of middle-ear gas rupturing through the tegmen tympani.