Occult epidural chloroma complicated by acute paraplegia following lumbar puncture Journal Article

  


Authors: Wong, M. C.; Krol, G.; Rosenblum, M. K.
Article Title: Occult epidural chloroma complicated by acute paraplegia following lumbar puncture
Abstract: Acute paraplegia complicating lumbar puncture in a leukemic patient with an unsuspected epidural chloroma is described, including the postmortem findings. Lumbar puncture can precipitate irreversible injury to the spinal cord in the patient with an occult lesion causing subarachnoid block. This account, in addition to documenting this phenomenon, suggests a potential advantage to magnetic resonance imaging over myelography. Copyright © 1992 American Neurological Association
Keywords: adult; case report; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; lumbar puncture; leukemia, myeloid; spinal cord compression; autopsy; myelodysplastic syndromes; acute disease; middle age; complication; spinal puncture; chloroma; paraplegia; human; male; priority journal; article; epidural neoplasms; spinal cord transverse lesion
Journal Title: Annals of Neurology
Volume: 31
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0364-5134
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell  
Date Published: 1992-01-01
Start Page: 110
End Page: 112
Language: English
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410310121
PUBMED: 1543341
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 30 July 2019 -- Source: Scopus
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