1.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 165(5): 1141-1144, 2023 05.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36735094
RESUMO
Petroleum is commonly used as a solvent, and primary intrathecal administration or secondary diffusion and subsequent clinical management has not been reported. We report the case of a male patient with intrathecal petroleum diffusion following accidental lumbar infiltration. After the onset of secondary myeloencephalopathy with coma and tetraparesis, continuous cranio-lumbar irrigation using an external ventricular and a lumbar drain was established. Cranial imaging revealed distinct supra- and infratentorial alterations. The patient improved slowly and was referred to rehabilitation. Intrathecal petroleum leads to myeloencephalopathy and continuous cranio-lumbar irrigation might be a safe treatment option.
Assuntos
Drenagem , Região Lombossacral , Humanos , Masculino , Injeções Espinhais/efeitos adversos , Região Lombossacral/diagnóstico por imagem , Região Lombossacral/cirurgia , Doença Iatrogênica
2.
Acta Trop
; 224: 106142, 2021 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34562420