Atypical traumatic pneumorrhachis accompanied by paraparesis.

Ann Rehabil Med

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.

Published: June 2014

Pneumorrhachis, caused by intraspinal air, is an exceptional but important radiographic finding that is accompanied by different etiologies. Pneumorrhachis, by itself, is usually asymptomatic and gets reabsorbed spontaneously. Therefore, the patients with pneumorrhachis are mostly managed conservatively. We encountered a unique case of atypical traumatic pneumorrhachis accompanied by paraparesis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4092185PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2014.38.3.410DOI Listing

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