Management of Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation following Lumbar Puncture in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Joint Authors
Hoffman, Kenneth R.
Chan, Sean W.
Hughes, Andrew R.
Halcrow, Stephen J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lumbar puncture is performed routinely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in idiopathic intracranial hypertension, despite lumbar puncture being classically contraindicated in the setting of raised intracranial pressure.
We report the case of a 30-year-old female with known idiopathic intracranial hypertension who had cerebellar tonsillar herniation following therapeutic lumbar puncture.
Management followed guidelines regarding treatment of traumatic intracranial hypertension, including rescue decompressive craniectomy.
We hypothesize that the changes in brain compliance that are thought to occur in the setting of idiopathic intracranial hypertension are protective against further neuronal injury due to axonal stretch following decompressive craniectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hoffman, Kenneth R.& Chan, Sean W.& Hughes, Andrew R.& Halcrow, Stephen J.. 2015. Management of Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation following Lumbar Puncture in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hoffman, Kenneth R.…[et al.]. Management of Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation following Lumbar Puncture in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hoffman, Kenneth R.& Chan, Sean W.& Hughes, Andrew R.& Halcrow, Stephen J.. Management of Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation following Lumbar Puncture in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058218
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058218