Spinal subarachnoid hematoma resulting from lumbar myelography.
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We describe a rare complication of myelography. A subarachnoid filling defect was apparent on the postmyelographic CT but not on conventional myelography. MR imaging performed later showed a spinal subarachnoid hematoma (SSAH), extending from L3 to L5. Lumbar puncture may rarely be a cause for SSAH and is more common in patients with coagulopathy. Significant back pain, paresis, radiculopathy, and even altered consciousness or meningeal signs may herald an SSAH.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: M D Sather, M D Gibson, J S Treves
Institution: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2113137507