Neurology Specific Literature Search   
 
[home][thesaurus]
    
Click Here to return To Results

 

Postcontrast Meningeal MR Enhancement Secondary to Intracranial Hypotension Caused by Lumbar Puncture
J Comput Assist Tomogr 19:299-301, Bourekas,E.C.,et al, 1995
See this aricle in Pubmed

Article Abstract
Intracranial hypotension,which is most commonly caused by lumbar puncture, can lead to intense meningeal enhancement,which resolves on its own once the intracranial hypotension has been corrected.The characteristic clinical presentation of severe postural headaches with a low opening CSF pressure on subsequent lumbar puncture and a history of prior dural puncture should alert one to the diagnosis,thus avoiding an extensive workup for carcinomatosis or infection.
 
Related Tags
(click to filter results - removes previous filter)

cerebrospinal fluid,pressure low
gadolinium
headache
headache,positional
intracranial hypotension
lumbar puncture
lumbar puncture,complications of
meningeal enhancement
MRI
MRI,abnormal
MRI,contrast enhanced
MRI,disappearing lesion on

Click Here to return To Results