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Case Reports: Rare disease
Case of extensive cerebrospinal fluid leak postlumbar puncture in a paediatric patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
  1. Vemula Naga Vikram and
  2. Sudipta Roy Chowdhury
  1. Paediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
  1. Correspondence to Dr Vemula Naga Vikram; vemula.vikram{at}mohh.com.sg

Abstract

Lumbar punctures are frequently used in the diagnostic evaluation of central nervous system diseases such as infections, administration of medications such as chemotherapy and for reduction in intracranial pressure in cases of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak through a dural tear can result in temporary side effects such as headache (postlumbar puncture headache) and backache. Rarely, more severe side effects may occur with neurological deficits if there is an extensive CSF collection or epidural haematoma. However, the majority of these lesions can be managed conservatively.

  • Coma and raised intracranial pressure
  • Pain (neurology)
  • Neuroimaging

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246131

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors VNV: planning, conduct, conception, acquisition of data and analysis and consent taking. SR: conduct, analysis and interpretation of data.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.