“…Extradural location is most common. [ 1 ] While many cases have no definitive cause, the most commonly identified causes are trauma and iatrogenic introduction of air, either following a procedure accessing the spinal canal such as a lumbar puncture or spinal surgery, or as a complication due to procedures such as aberrant chest tube. [ 3 , 4 ] Additional risk factors for the development of PNR include asthma, inhalational drug use through increased in intrathoracic pressure (with cases documented following marijuana smoking and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“Ecstasy”) inhalation), sacral pressure sore, sacral myelomeningocele, enterocutaneous fistula, influenza, leukemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, infection with gas-producing organisms, respiratory infection (particularly by mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus or influenza), airway obstruction from foreign body aspiration, perforated bowel and/or esophagus, and weightlifting.…”