Frequency of unexplained meningeal enhancement in the brain after lumbar puncture.
Year: 1994
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: PURPOSE: To examine the hypothesis that lumbar puncture alone may cause meningeal enhancement in the brain. METHODS: We prospectively reviewed the brain MR examinations of all patients from a 6-month period who were studied within 1 month after lumbar puncture. We also retrospectively reviewed all cases of dural-arachnoidal enhancement in the brain from the preceding 18-month period. RESULTS: In the prospective group, only one case out of 97 enhanced brain MR examinations after lumbar puncture did not have a clear cause for dural-arachnoidal enhancement. In the retrospective group, only one case out of 11 with enhancement was not clearly explained. CONCLUSIONS: Dural-arachnoidal enhancement in the brain after lumbar puncture is uncommon, if it occurs at all, and lumbar puncture as a cause of enhancement should be considered a rare diagnosis of exclusion.
Source: PubMed
Authors: R L Mittl, D M Yousem
Institution: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1754178542