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Spontaneous pneumocephalus presenting with alien limb phenomena.

R Nash¹, M Wilson, M Adams

¹Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, London, UK. robertnash@doctors.org.uk

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Spontaneous pneumocephalus, a rare condition, can cause frontal space-occupying lesions. This case report details a patient who experienced alien limb syndrome due to pneumocephalus.

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Neurology
Neurosurgery
Radiology

Background:

Spontaneous pneumocephalus is an infrequent condition.
Alien limb syndrome is an uncommon neurological phenomenon typically associated with frontal or callosal brain lesions.

Observation:

This report details a unique case of spontaneous pneumocephalus presenting as a frontal space-occupying lesion.
The patient exhibited symptoms consistent with alien limb syndrome.

Findings:

The spontaneous pneumocephalus acted as a mass effect, leading to the observed neurological deficits.
Successful surgical management of the pneumocephalus resolved the alien limb phenomena.

Implications:

This case expands the understanding of rare neurological presentations of spontaneous pneumocephalus.
Highlights the importance of considering pneumocephalus in the differential diagnosis of space-occupying lesions with unusual neurological symptoms.