Complications of lumbar puncture in a child treated for leukaemia

Autor: Melanie Staebler, Catherine Christophe, Isabelle Delpierre, Nadira Azzi, Nasroolla Damry, Tayeb Sekhara
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Pediatric Radiology. 35:1121-1124
ISSN: 1432-1998
0301-0449
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1509-4
Popis: Lumbar puncture may lead to neurological complications. These include intracranial hypotension, cervical epidural haematomas, and cranial and lumbar subdural haematomas. MRI is the modality of choice to diagnose these complications. This report documents MRI findings of such complications in a child treated for leukaemia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE