Intraventricular hematoma, subarachnoid hematoma and spinal epidural hematoma caused by lumbar puncture: An unusual complication

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 337, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-145

  Lee, Shu Jui ^a   Lin, Yen Yue ^b   Hsu, Chin Wang ^b   Chu, Shi Jye ^b   Tsai, Shih Hung ^b  

^a HUALIEN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complications; Iatrogenic; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Lumbar puncture; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SHUNTING; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PUNCTURE;

AGED; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 61849107291     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181734347     Document Type: Article

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