Cerebellar Herniation after Lumbar Puncture in Galactosemic Newborn

Cerebral edema resulting in elevated intracranial pressure is a well-known complication of galactosemia. Lumbar puncture was performed for the diagnosis of clinically suspected bacterial meningitis. Herniation of cerebral tissue through the foramen magnum is not a common problem in neonatal intensiv...

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Autores principales: Kalay, Salih, Öztekin, Osman, Tezel, Gönül, Demirtaş, Hakan, Akçakuş, Mustafa, Oygür, Nihal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23705084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1277101
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Sumario:Cerebral edema resulting in elevated intracranial pressure is a well-known complication of galactosemia. Lumbar puncture was performed for the diagnosis of clinically suspected bacterial meningitis. Herniation of cerebral tissue through the foramen magnum is not a common problem in neonatal intensive care units because of the open fontanelle in infants. We present the case of a 3-week-old infant with galactosemia who presented with signs of cerebellar herniation after lumbar puncture.

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