"Acquired" Chiari I malformation after multiple lumbar punctures: case report
Related Experiment Videos
1Neurosurgical Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Neurosurgery
|February 1, 1993
Abstract:
The authors present the history of a patient with a Chiari I malformation "acquired" after multiple traumatic lumbar punctures. The genesis of tonsillar descent is believed to be related to persistent leakage of cerebrospinal fluid secondary to the multiple traumatic lumbar punctures. The topic of acquired Chiari I malformations and complications of lumbar puncture is reviewed.