title: Fatal tonsillar herniation in pseudotumor cerebri.
abstract: A 27-year-old woman with pseudotumor cerebri died after lumbar puncture secondary to tonsillar herniation. Five years earlier she had a respiratory arrest after lumbar puncture. MRI and autopsy ruled out the presence of an Arnold-Chiari malformation or a mass lesion of the posterior fossa, but midsagittal views suggested the presence of low-lying cerebellar tonsils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University Hospital, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*