Acute posterior fossa syndrome following lumbar drainage for treatment of suboccipital pseudomeningocele. Report of three cases.
J Neurosurg
; 92(3): 469-74, 2000 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
The authors report on a series of patients who underwent lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for treatment of posterior fossa pseudomeningoceles and who subsequently developed an acute posterior fossa syndrome. These patients were found to have similar radiological findings demonstrating acute mass effect secondary to movement of CSF from the pseudomeningocele into the cerebellar parenchyma. Discontinuation of lumbar drainage resulted in symptomatic and radiological improvement in all patients. From these cases the authors infer that not all pseudomeningoceles communicate directly with the subarachnoid space. A readily recognizable appearance on magnetic resonance imaging that is useful in diagnosing this reversible complication of treatment for posterior fossa pseudomeningocele is also illustrated.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Derivações do Líquido Cefalorraquidiano
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Doenças Cerebelares
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Cistos
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Meningocele
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurosurg
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos