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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-2-28
pubmed:abstractText
The risk of neurological deterioration after removal of cerebrospinal fluid below the level of a complete spinal subarachnoid block is generally accepted. The actual incidence of deterioration after lumbar puncture in the presence of a complete block remains unknown. The present retrospective case analysis includes a review of 100 patients found to have complete block on myelography: 50 cases with a lumbar puncture and 50 cases with a C1-2 puncture. Each group consisted of a similar age range, neurological status prior to myelography, level of block, and nature of disease. Seven patients (14%) had significant neurological deterioration after lumbar puncture, while no deterioration was seen after a C1-2 puncture. A summary of those cases in which deterioration followed lumbar puncture is presented and the possible pathophysiology is discussed. From this analysis, the estimated risk of downward spinal coning after lumbar puncture below a complete spinal subarachnoid block caused by a mass lesion is at least 14%.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
253-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Abscess, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Adenoma, Pleomorphic, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Bone Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Female, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Intracranial Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Nerve Block, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Neurofibroma, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Osteoma, Osteoid, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Spinal Cord Compression, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Spinal Puncture, pubmed-meshheading:3003263-Subarachnoid Space
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurological deterioration after lumbar puncture below complete spinal subarachnoid block.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article