Acute Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in a Patient with Freezing of Gait |
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| Authors: | Han-Joon Kim Yong-Jin Cho Joong-Yang Cho Dong-Ha Lee Keun-Sik Hong |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Neurology and Movement Disorder Center, CRC, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.;bDepartment of Neurology and Clinical Research Center, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundHeadache is a common complication of lumbar puncture (LP). Although in most cases post-LP headaches are not severe and have a benign course, they can also be a manifestation of a potentially life-threatening complication such as subdural hematoma (SDH).Case ReportWe describe a patient in whom a massive SDH developed after LP and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage, which were performed during the diagnostic evaluation of freezing of gait.ConclusionsSDH should not be excluded from the differential diagnosis of headache following LP, especially when there is a loss of CSF. |
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| Keywords: | freezing of gait subdural hematoma lumbar puncture cerebrospinal fluid drainage headache |
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