Abstract
The authors report the case of a 70-year-old woman with lumbar spinal epidural arteriovenous fistula (SEDAVF) who experienced subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) after a diagnostic lumbar puncture. According to the literature, perimedullary spinal vein enlargement is a hallmark of spinal vascular diseases; however, there are certain cases in which routine sagittal MRI fails to disclose signal flow voids. In such cases, patients may undergo a lumbar tap to investigate the possible causes of spinal inflammatory or demyelinating disease. Recognizing this phenomenon is essential because lumbar puncture of the epidural venous pouch or an enlarged intradural vein in SEDAVF may induce severe SAH. A high clinical index of suspicion can prevent similar cases in lumbar SEDAVF.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 535-540 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Nov |
Keywords
- Lumbar tap
- Spinal epidural AVF
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Vascular disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology