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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2013; 02(02): 207-209
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9167.118134
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9167.118134
Case Report
Traumatic pneumorrhachis with tension pneumocephalus
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18. Januar 2017 (online)
Abstract
Air contained within the spinal canal is termed as pneumorrhachis. There are only few previously reported cases in the literature about pneumorrhachis. We herein report a case of pneumorrhachis associated with tension pneumocephalus in a patient with severe head injury.
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