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case_images: Sagittal (a) and axial (b) T2 weighted MRI scan of the lumbar spine displaying segment degeneration adjacent to a previous instrumented fusion with disc herniation as well as facet and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy.
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case_images: Imaging revealed adjacent segment degeneration with disc herniation as well as facet and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy (Figure 1).
case_images: Noncontrast CT scan of the brain displaying significant pneumocephalus exerting slight mass effect on the pons.
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case_images: A computed tomography (CT) head scan without contrast was obtained and revealed significant pneumocephalus exerting a slight mass effect on the pons (Figure 2).
case_images: CT head scan on postoperative day 2 showed resolution of the pneumocephalus.
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case_images: His diplopia resolved overnight, and a repeat CT head scan on postoperative day 2 showed resolution of the pneumocephalus (Figure 3).