Mediastinal emphysema after head-banging in a rock artist: pseudo shaken-baby syndrome in adulthood.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 34-year-old man was seen because of severe right neck pain. He was a guitarist in a special type of heavy metal rock (so-called visual-kei, a subgenre related to glam-rock) band and habitually shook his head violently throughout concert performances. He regularly experienced neck and chest pain after a concert, which persisted for some time. Computed tomography scanning of the neck showed mediastinal emphysema. We surmise that head-banging resemble those of shaken-baby syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Injuries
- Mediastinal Emphysema
- Music