Acute Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in a Patient with Freezing of Gait.

Author: Han Joon KIM ¹ ; Yong Jin CHO ; Joong Yang CHO ; Dong Ha LEE ; Keun Sik HONG
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1. Department of Neurology and Movement Disorder Center, CRC, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. cupofcoffee@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: freezing of gait; subdural hematoma; lumbar puncture; cerebrospinal fluid drainage; headache
MeSH: Diagnosis, Differential; Drainage; Freezing; Gait; Headache; Hematoma, Subdural; Hematoma, Subdural, Acute; Humans; Spinal Puncture
From:Journal of Clinical Neurology 2009;5(2):95-96
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Headache is a common complication of lumbar puncture (LP). Although in most cases post-LP headaches are not severe and have a benign course, they can also be a manifestation of a potentially life-threatening complication such as subdural hematoma (SDH). CASE REPORT: We describe a patient in whom a massive SDH developed after LP and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage, which were performed during the diagnostic evaluation of freezing of gait. CONCLUSIONS: SDH should not be excluded from the differential diagnosis of headache following LP, especially when there is a loss of CSF.