08 January 2025
: Case report 
Malignant Cerebral Edema After Cranioplasty: A Case Report and Literature Insights
Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons
Melanie Mandell EF 1*, Fabio Grassia AB 2, Muhammad Riaz AG 2DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946230
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946230
Figure 1. Non-contrast CT head scan on initial presentation to the Emergency Department. Imaging shows right-sided mixed intraparenchymal and subarachnoid hemorrhage with a leftward midline shift of 5 mm and pneumocephalus along the path of the penetrating gunshot wound with retained ballistic fragments.