Cerebral Venous Air Embolism due to a Hidden Skull Fracture Secondary to Head Trauma

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Cerebral venous air embolism is sometimes caused by head trauma.

One of the paths of air entry is considered a skull fracture.

We report a case of cerebral venous air embolism following head trauma.

The patient was a 55-year-old man who fell and hit his head.

A head computed tomography (CT) scan showed the air in the superior sagittal sinus; however, no skull fractures were detected.

Follow-up CT revealed a fracture line in the right temporal bone.

Cerebral venous air embolism following head trauma might have occult skull fractures even if CT could not show the skull fractures.