Spinal Subdural Hematoma After Lumbar Puncture.
- Author:
Soo Ji LEE
1
;
Jun Hyeong LEE
;
Jeong Heon LEE
;
Jae Hyeok HEO
Author Information
1. Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. drjae93@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lumbar puncture complication;
Post-lumbar-puncture hematoma;
Spinal subdural hematoma
- MeSH:
Back Pain;
Female;
Headache;
Hematoma;
Hematoma, Subdural, Spinal;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Spinal Puncture
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2013;31(1):42-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lumbar puncture is a simple bedside procedure that is essential for the diagnosis and treatment of several neurologic diseases. Known complications include headache, backache, infection, and hemorrhage, with the most common being postpuncture headache. We report a case of postpuncture spinal subdural hematoma-which is extremely rare-in a 29-year-old female. Although most cases of postpuncture spinal hematomas are associated with coagulation abnormalities, this case shows that it can occur in the absence of predisposing factors.
