An Unusual Case of spontaneous Pneumocephalus in a Patient with Pneumonia
Camilo Palencia-Tejedor MD ; Loraine Quintana-Pajaro MD; Tariq Janjua MD; Yelson Alejandro Picon-Jaimes; Ivan David Lozada-Martinez; Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar MD
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Submitted date:
12/01/2022
Reviewed date:
12/25/2022
Accepted date:
12/25/2022