Cortical venous thrombosis after a diagnostic lumbar puncture

We present the case of a 49-year-old female patient who underwent a lumbar puncture in the context of an extended diagnostic work-up after a transient ischemic attack. A few days later the patient who suffered from severe post-lumbar puncture headache, developed a lobar hemorrhage due to a cortical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nervenarzt 2009-10, Vol.80 (10), p.1219
Hauptverfasser:	Pfeilschifter, W, Neumann-Haefelin, T, Hattingen, E, Singer, O C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	ger
Schlagworte:	Cerebral Veins - surgery Decompression, Surgical Female Humans Intracranial Thrombosis - diagnosis Intracranial Thrombosis - etiology Intracranial Thrombosis - surgery Middle Aged Spinal Puncture - adverse effects Treatment Outcome Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis Venous Thrombosis - etiology Venous Thrombosis - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of a 49-year-old female patient who underwent a lumbar puncture in the context of an extended diagnostic work-up after a transient ischemic attack. A few days later the patient who suffered from severe post-lumbar puncture headache, developed a lobar hemorrhage due to a cortical venous thrombosis requiring decompression surgery.
ISSN:	1433-0407
DOI:	10.1007/s00115-009-2834-x