title: Lumbar puncture complicated by spinal epidural hematoma in a child with leukemia.
abstract: We report a case of spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) preceded by diagnostic lumbar puncture (LP) in a 5-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. MRI confirmed the presence of SEH between T7 and L5 levels, but the patient showed fast recovery during the next hours and conservative management was elected.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hatzipantelis
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kyriakidis
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pavlou
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Efterpi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pavlidou
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stamou
authors.affiliation: 1st Neurosurgery Clinic, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Foroglou
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodotis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatzistilianou
keywords: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; lumbar puncture; spinal epidural hematoma; thrombocytopenia