FATAL TONSILLAR HERNIATION IN PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI

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SULLIVAN, HC [1 ]
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[1] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
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10.1212/WNL.41.7.1142
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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A 27-year-old woman with pseudotumor cerebri died after lumbar puncture secondary to tonsillar herniation. Five years earlier she had a respiratory arrest after lumbar puncture. MRI and autopsy ruled out the presence of an Arnold-Chiari malformation or a mass lesion of the posterior fossa, but midsagittal views suggested the presence of low-lying cerebellar tonsils.
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