Computed tomography demonstrated acute hydrocephalus less than or equal to 72 hours after subarachnoid hemorrhage in 24 (23%) of 104 patients. Of these 24 patients, six (25%) had no impairment of consciousness. In nine (11%) of the remaining 80 patients, acute hydrocephalus developed within 1 week after subarachnoid hemorrhage. With the exception of three patients, all 104 patients received ant...

BACKGROUND Even today patients who suffer from mantle cell lymphoma have a poor prognosis, especially when the CNS is involved. To confirm the diagnosis of meningeosis lymphomatosa, asservation of the liquor cerebrospinalis is necessary. During this procedure, intrathecal chemotherapy may be given if there is clinical evidence of meningeosis. If lumbar puncture cannot be performed, a lateral su...

introduction: in some intoxicated patients, cerebrospinal fluid (csf) is examined due to the prolonged loss of consciousness, focal neurologic findings, and fever of unknown origin. we aimed to evaluate the probable relationship between the different toxicity causes and the csf indices in poisoned patients and determine if they could predict the patients’ outcome. methods: all patients who had ...

Introduction:Infections are one of the main causes of death during childhood. According to epidemiological studies in Iran, the incidence of neonatal sepsis was 1.8% in year 1995. Moreover, the incidence of neonatal meningitis was 0.2 to 0.4 in 1000 live births. The aim of this study was to determine the necessity of lumbar puncture (LP) for early neonatal sepsis.           Methods:In a retros...

A 5 year old boy developed an implantation dermoid tumour after a lumbar puncture in infancy. A survey of senior paediatricians has shown it to be common practice to use an unstiletted needle for lumbar puncture in small children. A stiletted needle is recommended for all such procedures.

Two patients with meningoradiculitis associated with HIV presented with symptoms and signs of intracranial hypertension. In the patients described, the raised intracranial pressure resolved after lumbar puncture. After exclusion of opportunistic infection, such patients may be managed with therapeutic lumbar puncture alone.

A lumbar puncture is performed to obtain cerebral spinal fluid. It is implemented in the clinic on a routine basis to aid the diagnosis of neurologic diseases, such as dementia. This video will show the lumbar puncture procedure as routinely performed in the VUmc Alzheimer Center.

Discitis and vertebral collapse are rare but serious complications of lumbar puncture. Clinical profile, management and course of post lumbar puncture discitis in five patients is presented. Such a complication should be kept in mind whenever any invasive procedure is carried out on the spine.

how to cite this article: bani hashem a, heydarian f, gharavi m, khoshnod m. postdural puncture headache: incidence and risk factors in children followingintrathecal chemotherapy. iranian journal of child neurology 2012;6(1):19-22. objective to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of development of postdural puncture headache in children who had intrathecal chemotherapy injection. materials ...

BACKGROUND Ultrasonography - assisted lumbar puncture helps physicians identify traditional anatomical landmarks. However, it could help to overcome the anatomical dogmas and thus identify the best interspinous space under the medullary cone. METHODS Traditional anatomical landmarks were reported on a tracing paper in patients with an indication for lumbar puncture. Then, ultrasonography was ...