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- Salvador Cruz-Flores, Alan L Diamond, and Enrique C Leira.
- Souers Stroke Institute, Department of Neurology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. cruzfls@slu.edu
- Neurocrit Care. 2005 Jan 1; 2 (1): 49-50.
IntroductionCerebral air embolism is a neurological emergency. It has been reported following cardiac catheterization, central venous catheter insertion, and cardiothoracic surgery.Methods And ResultsWe report a case of massive cerebral air embolism secondary to intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) rupture. Computed tomography (CT) of the brain showed serpiginous hypodensities following the sulci associated with hypodense brain parenchymal lesions.ConclusionThe prompt recognition of cerebral air embolism secondary to IABP rupture requires a high level of suspicion and is confirmed by head CT.
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