Postraumatic pneumorrhachis: report of three cases and classification proposal

[摘要] The Pneumorrhachis is the presence of air at the level of the spinal canal. It can have several causes among which are traumatic, iatrogenic among others. Clinical Cases We present three cases of male patients handled by our neurosurgery service with traumatic pneumorrhachis patients, which were managed in a conservative manner, with control images. Conclusions pneumorrhachis has traditionally been classified as internal if air is present in the subdural or subarachnoid space and external if the air is located at the epidural level. We propose a classification in degrees (Moscote-Agrawal-Padilla) which is more practical from the clinical and radiological point of view.

[学科分类] 精神健康和精神病学

[关键词] Pneumorrhachis;spinal neurotrauma;spinal cord