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Published on: June 18, 2021
Spinal subarachnoid hematoma resulting from lumbar myelography
M D Sather1, M D Gibson, J S Treves
1Section of Neurosurgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb, USA. msather@unmc.edu
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.
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