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Non traumatic pneumorrhachis
Charpentier S , Cardos B
Rev Med Liege 2021, 76(3),142-144Abstract : Presence of air in the spinal canal, called pneumorrhachis (PR) is a rare and likely unrecognized condition often due to traumatic or iatrogenic causes. Most of PR occur after repeated epidural ponction or penetrating trauma or brutal intra-alveolar increase especially in asthma attack. Non traumatic and non iatrogenic causes are uncommon but can appear in a neoplastic context.
