Spinal surgeryComplicationsPurpose Dural tear (DT) resulting in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a common complication of spinal surgery. Most cases of DT are recognised and addressed intraoperatively; however, a small percentage of cases may present at a later stage with delayed symptoms of CSF...
When spinal fluid is removed during an LP, the risks includeheadachefrom a persistent spinal fluid leak, brain herniation, bleeding, and infection. Each of these complications are uncommon with the exception of headache, which can appear from hours to up to a day after a lumbar puncture. Up ...
The lumbar puncture (or spinal tap, since many people use that term instead) led to a debilitating condition calleda cerebrospinal fluid leak,a spinal CSF leak. Cerebrospinal fluid is the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, contained by a connective tissue sheath called the dura mat...
·Suspectlumbar spinal stenosis in older patients with gluteal or lower extremity symptoms exacerbated by walking or standing and resolved by sitting or bending forward. ·Diagnosisrequires characteristic symptoms, radiographic evidence of lumbar spinal stenosis, and exclusion of other causes of back pain....
Introduction: Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage is one of the most frequent used modalities for spinal cord protection during thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery. We present a rare case of persistent CSF leak after removal of the lumbar spinal drain. Case Report A 28 year-old femal...
Surgical treatment of post-lumbar puncture dural CSF leak causing chronic headache. Case report. Surgical treatment of post-lumbar puncture dural CSF leak causing chronic headache. J Neurosurg. 1982 Nov; 57(5): 703-7. PMID: 7131074...
Lumbar spinalstenosisis the narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal via thickenedligamentum flavum, osteophytes, or disk bulging[1]that may lead to clinical symptoms. The mainclinical featureof centrallumbar spinal stenosisis neurogenicclaudication, which is the presence of pain, fatigue, numbness orweakn...
关键词: Hydrocephalus Low-pressure hydrocephalus Negative-pressure hydrocephalus Low intracranial pressure Shunt malfunction Spinal fluid leak Spinal headaches Shunt complications DOI: 10.1159/000028783 被引量: 50 年份: 1999 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 ...
Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is a prevalent spinal disorder in clinical practice, often accompanied by acute or chronic pain and symptoms of lower limb nerve compression, necessitating intervention for treatment [1]. The prevalence of lumbar disc herniation has been progressively increasing in re...
Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) can carry some risks such as: Post-lumbar a puncture headache due to a leak of fluid into nearby tissues which can be accompanied bynausea,dizziness, and vomiting, this can last from a few hours to few weeks. ...