title: Spontaneous extradural pneumorrhachis causing cervical myelopathy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pneumorrhachis (intraspinal air) is usually asymptomatic. Therefore, most patients with pneumorrhachis usually are managed conservatively. Rarely, pneumorrhachis is symptomatic and associated with discomfort, pain, and neurological deficits.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present a 72-year-old man who presented with progressive weakness of the lower extremities with a large amount of intraspinal air that compressed the spinal cord.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case report
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the medical record and radiographs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A C7 total laminectomy was performed, and the patient fully recovered 1 month after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The possibility that neurological symptoms could be caused by non-traumatic intraspinal air should be considered.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
authors: Kyung-Jin
authors: KJ
authors: Song
authors: Kwang-Bok
authors: KB
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed