RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Giant Cervical Epidural Veins after Lumbar Puncture in a Case of Intracranial Hypotension
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 787
OP 789
VO 21
IS 4
A1 Clarot, Franck
A1 Callonnec, Françoise
A1 Douvrin, Françoise
A1 Hannequin, Didier
A1 Simonet, Jacques
A1 Proust, Bernard
A1 Thiébot, Jacques
YR 2000
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/4/787.abstract
AB Summary: A 29-year-old woman presented with dilated epidural veins and incapacitating headache after undergoing a lumbar puncture. Two months later, the results of follow-up MR imaging were normal. These findings suggest that temporary dilation of the epidural vein may occur in association with post-lumbar puncture intracranial hypotension syndrome. In these cases, it seems useful to confirm whether the patient has recently undergone a lumbar puncture.