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ABSTRACT

Pneumorrhachis, the presence of air in the epidural, subdural, or subarachnoid space, has several etiologies. It is usually asymptomatic and is an incidental finding on imaging studies. We report a case of pneumorrhachis in a patient with multiple injuries that simulated meningitis.

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