Parenchymal cerebrospinal fluid extravasation as a complication of computerized tomography. Case report.
A case is presented in which neurological deterioration occurred during a computerized tomographic study. Total hemispheric dysfunction was seen in a patient with a postoperative suboccipital pseudomeningocele, whose head was wrapped in a compressive water bag. Cerebrospinal fluid was forced under pressure into the parenchyma of the right hemisphere, around a ventricular catheter. The neurological dysfunction resolved promptly with shunting.
D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects*