Fatal cerebral herniation after lumbar puncture in a patient with a normal computed tomography scan

Pediatrics. 1999 Jun;103(6 Pt 1):1284-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.103.6.1284.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Child
  • Encephalocele / diagnosis*
  • Encephalocele / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Pressure / physiology
  • Male
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis
  • Meningoencephalitis / microbiology
  • Spinal Puncture / adverse effects*
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed