Abstract
Pneumorrhachis (Intraspinal air or intraspinal pneumocele) is a rare association with closed head injury. Iatrogenic causes are well known and are often secondary to diagnostic procedures. However, there are only a few case reports in the literature following trauma. We present a case of traumatic pneumorrhachis following a head injury with base of skull fracture. This was treated conservatively and patient made a full recovery.
Highlights
Traumatic Cervical PneumorrhachisZolnourian A1*, McColgan P3, Sherlala K2 and Kuruvath S2 1Departments of Neurological Surgery, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK 2Departments of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK 3UCL Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, UK
Pneumorrhachis refers to air within the spinal canal
Traumatic pneumorrhachis in association with closed head injury is a very rare condition and there are only a few reported cases resulting from base of skull fracture in the literature [2,3,4,5,6,7]
Summary
Zolnourian A1*, McColgan P3, Sherlala K2 and Kuruvath S2 1Departments of Neurological Surgery, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK 2Departments of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK 3UCL Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, UK
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