title: Intraparenchymal haemorrhage after a cerebrospinal fluid tap-test for secondary normal pressure hydrocephalus.
abstract: The lumbar tap test as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is used widely. Complications from lumbar punctures are rare. We report a man who underwent a tap-test for secondary normal pressure hydrocephalus, and after clinical improvement, suffered a fatal intraparenchymal brain haemorrhage three days later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. missorp@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Missori
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paolini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pierelli
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Currà
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000175:diagnosis; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*