MRI meningeal enhancement with intracranial hypotension caused by lumbar puncture

Pediatr Neurol. 1997 Feb;16(2):163-5. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(96)00319-0.

Abstract

A 12-year-old girl with recent history of pseudotumor cerebri developed severe postural headache due to intracranial hypotension after lumbar puncture. Meningeal enhancement and thickening were demonstrated on magnetic resonance imaging. Repeated imaging 3 months later disclosed no abnormalities. This is the first report of a child with evident meningeal enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging related to lumbar puncture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / etiology*
  • Image Enhancement*
  • Intracranial Pressure*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Meninges / pathology*
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / complications
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / pathology
  • Spinal Puncture / adverse effects*