title: Complications of lumbar puncture in a child treated for leukaemia.
abstract: Lumbar puncture may lead to neurological complications. These include intracranial hypotension, cervical epidural haematomas, and cranial and lumbar subdural haematomas. MRI is the modality of choice to diagnose these complications. This report documents MRI findings of such complications in a child treated for leukaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Children's University Hospital Queen Fabiola, 15 Avenue JJ Crocq, 1020 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staebler
authors.forename: Nadira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Azzi
authors.forename: Tayeb
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekhara
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Delpierre
authors.forename: Nash
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Damry
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christophe
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D007938:Leukemia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*