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We report a 35-year-old male with an unusual contrast-enhancing sterile spinal subdural collection on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), apparently occurring as a complication of lumbar puncture. Follow-up MRI after 4 weeks demonstrated spontaneous resolution of the collection without intervening treatment.
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Teksam, M., Casey, S.O., McKinney, A. et al. Gadolinium enhancement of spinal subdural collection on magnetic resonance imaging after lumbar puncture. Neuroradiology 45, 553–556 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-003-1060-7
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