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Symptomatic Pneumorrhachis

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery, 2013
Pneumorrhachis (PR) is the presence of air within the spinal canal, whether localized in the epidural or in the subarachnoid space. Evidence of intraspinal air, especially in the subarachnoid space, had been thought to be merely a radiological artifact of serious underlying pathology until it was proven that PRs can be related to neurologic symptoms ...
Koktekir E, Tatarli N, Ceylan D, Koktekir BE, Akdemir G.   +4 more
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Cardiac arrest associated with pneumorrhachis and pneumocephalus after epidural analgesia: two case reports

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Epidural analgesia has become a common procedure to provide excellent pain relief with few complications. Pneumorrhachis and pneumocephalus are rare complications of unintentional dural puncture and injection of air into the subarachnoid or ...
Hyungoo Shin, Hyuk Joong Choi, Changsun Kim, Inhye Lee, Jaehoon Oh, Byuk Sung Ko   +5 more
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Pneumomediastinum and pneumorrhachis as complications of dermatomyositis [PDF]

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021
Tatiana Almeida Gonçalves, Daniella Braz Parente, Miriam Menna Barreto   +2 more
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Pneumorrhachis with spontaneous pneumomediastinum in pediatric patients: An 11-year retrospective study in Southern Taiwan

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2023
Background: Although uncommon, available evidence suggests that pneumorrhachis (PR) with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) in adulthood is usually benign and self-limiting.
Yu-Tang Chang, Chieh-Ni Kao, Yu-Ling Huang, Hung-Hsing Chiang, Jui-Ying Lee, Hsien-Pin Li, Po-Chih Chang, Shah-Hwa Chou, Yu-Wei Liu   +8 more
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Pneumorrhachis in children: A report of two cases and review of the literature

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
Pneumorrhachis refers to the clinical presentation of air within the spinal canal, and it is rarely associated with pneumomediastinum, particularly in young children. Pneumorrhachis associated with pneumomediastinum is generally asymptomatic.
Kazufumi Yaginuma, Yoshihiro Ohara, Shogo Kobayashi   +2 more
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Epidural injection-related pneumorrhachis: A case report with cauda equina syndrome [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Pneumorrhachis (PR) is an uncommon condition characterized by the accumulation of air within the spinal canal. This finding may occur due to various causes, mostly after trauma and medical procedures.
Nguyen Xuan Khai, MD, Truong Dinh Tien, MD, Hoang Thi Dung, MD, Nguyen Duc Thuan, PhD, MD, Nguyen Huy Thong, PhD, MD, Nguyen Tien Dung, PhD, MD, Nguyen Viet Dung, MD, Nguyen Viet Phuong, PhD, MD, Ngo Tuan Minh, MD   +8 more
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Spontaneous pneumorrhachis and transverse myelitis complicating purulent meningitis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2013
Pneumorrhachis is the presence of air in the spinal canal; mostly, it has an iatrogenic origin. The association of this entity with spontaneous pneumomediastinum without any pneumothorax is rarely reported in the literature. The spontaneous resorption is
Bouchra Amara, Saïd Boujraf, Mohammed Benzagmout, Smael Labib, Mustapha Harandou   +4 more
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Hamman syndrome with a rare feature of pneumorrhachis – an unusual complication of polysubstance abuse and e-vaping [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Hamman syndrome is defined as dissection of air in mediastinum and skin fascia usually due to increased intrathoracic pressure. The air leak tends to make its way into pleural and pericardial layers; however, in rare instances air can also dissect into ...
Muhammad Saad Anwar, Anosh Aslam Khan, Richa Dua, Fatima Kausar Nawaz, Farhan Khalid, Doantrang Du   +5 more
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Traumatic pneumorrhachis

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014
Shailendra D. Anjankar, Raju Subodh
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Progressive subcutaneous emphysema. A rare finding: Pneumorrhachis

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Pneumorrhachis is a rare phenomenon which may be caused by trauma, intracraneal infection, pneumomediastinum or iatrogenic factors. Presence of air in the spinal canal is reported in most cases.
Serdar Özkan, Özgür Ömer Yıldız, İlker Ünlü, Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources