[Spinal vascular malformation in a child, revealed by lumbar puncture]. / Malformation vasculaire intraspinale chez l'enfant révélée dans les suites d'une ponction lombaire.

Spinal vascular malformations are exceptional in children. We report a case in 1 year-old patient due to a spinal vascular malformation which was revealed by paraplegia after lumbary punction. The diagnosis was made by MRI. Spontaneous outcome was characterised by the persistence of paraplegia.