Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the hypothesis that lumbar puncture alone may cause meningeal enhancement in the brain. METHODS: We prospectively reviewed the brain MR examinations of all patients from a 6-month period who were studied within 1 month after lumbar puncture. We also retrospectively reviewed all cases of dural-arachnoidal enhancement in the brain from the preceding 18- month period. RESULTS: In the prospective group, only one case out of 97 enhanced brain MR examinations after lumbar puncture did not have a clear cause for dural-arachnoidal enhancement. In the retrospective group, only one case out of 11 with enhancement was not clearly explained. CONCLUSIONS: Dural-arachnoidal enhancement in the brain after lumbar puncture is uncommon, if it occurs at all, and lumbar puncture as a cause of enhancement should be considered a rare diagnosis of exclusion.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 633-638 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology