South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Case Reports
[Computed tomographic proof of intracranial air bubbles after chest trauma. A case report].
A pulmonary bronchovenous fistula is postulated as the possible cause of cerebral air embolism in a case of left-sided hemiplegia after penetrating chest trauma. The possible mechanisms underlying the clinical picture, the consequences of cerebral air embolism and the management are briefly described.