• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.318-321
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• 2009

Tension pneumocephalus may follow a cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) leak communicating with extensive extradural air. However, it rarely occurs after diagnostic lumbar puncture, and its treatment and pathophysiology are uncertain. Tension pneumocephalus can develop even after diagnostic lumbar puncture in a special condition. This extremely rare condition and underlying pathophysiology will be presented and discussed. The authors report the case of a 44-year-old man with a basal skull fracture accompanied by pneumothorax necessitating chest tube suction drainage, who underwent an uneventful lumbar tapping that was complicated by postprocedural tension pneumocephalus resulting in an altered mental status. The patient was managed by burr hole trephination and saline infusion following chest tube disengagement. He recovered well with no neurologic deficits after the operation, and a follow-up computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated that the pneumocephalus had completely resolved. Tension pneumocephalus is a rare but serious complication of lumbar puncture in patients with basal skull fractures accompanied by pneumothorax, which requires continuous chest tube drainage. Thus, when there is a need for lumbar tapping in these patients, it should be performed after the negative pressure is disengaged.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.644-649
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• 2000

저자들의 방법으로 급성 수두증이 지속되는 환자를 치료한다면 첫째, 뇌압이 상승된 환자에서 요추지주막하 배액의 가장 우려되는 합병증인 탈뇌의 가능성을 미리 예측 할 수 있고 둘째, 뇌실외배액을 뇌실염 발생 이전에 요추지주막하배액으로 대치하여 뇌실염을 예방할 수 있으며 셋째, 뇌실외배액으로 인하여 뇌실염이 이미 발생한 경우에는 요추지주막하 배액으로 치환하여, 이물질(foreign body)로 작용하여 감염치료를 저해하는 뇌실내 카테터를 제거할 수 있고 동시에 경막내 항생제 투여로 뇌실염의 치료를 기대할 수 있으며 넷째, 요추지주막하 배액은 뇌실외배액에 비해 반복적 시술에 따른 두개강내 출혈, 경련 등의 위험으로부터 안전하며 천자가 가능한 부위가 많아 기간이 오래되거나 혹은 천자가 실패하여 다른 부위로 옮겨야할 때 위치 변경이 용이하다는 등의 장점이 기대된다. 본 교실에서는 여러 가지 원인으로 인하여 발생한 급성 수두증이 조기에 해결되지 않고 잔존혈괴나 감염 등의 이유로 단락술을 바로 시행할 수도 없는 경우에 간단한 시험을 통하여 탈뇌의 가능성을 배제한 다음 뇌실외배액을 요추지주막하 배액으로 치환하여 치료함으로써 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 이러한 곤란한 경우의 치료법의 한가지 대안으로 제안하고자 한다.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.95-98
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• 2010

Purpose: CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) leakage is the most common complication of neurosurgery. Early management with conservative care or surgery must be followed appropriately due to the increased risk of lethal complications, such as meningitis. We report a case of intractable CSF leakage that occurred after a cerebellar tumor resection, which was treated successfully. Methods: A 53-year old male consulted our department for continuous CSF leakage for 3 months after having received conservative care and lumbar drainage. CSF collection was observed in the dead space of the posterior fossa after a cerebellar tumor resection and postoperative radiotherapy. Using a free latissimus dorsi muscle flap, the dead space within the skull was filled and the defects were covered successfully. Results: At 6 weeks after surgery, the follow-up MRI and CT revealed proper coverage and filling in the area where cerebellar tumor had been removed. No CSF leakage was observed at the postoperative 3 month follow-up. Conclusion: Recurrent CSF leakage was treated after cerebellar tumor resection with a relatively satisfactory result. In terms of the patient's treatment, much better results can be achieved by performing dead space filling using a flap with a sufficient size, in addition to coverage of the defects of the dura.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.275-279
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• 1993

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a syndrome characterized by persistent, burning pain, hyperpathia, allodynia & hyperaesthesia in an extremity, with concurrent evidence of autonomic nervous system dysfunction. It generally develops after nerve injury, trauma, surgery, et al. The most successful therapies are directed towards blocking the sympathetic intervention to the affected extremity by regional sympathetic ganglion block or Bier block with sympathetic blocker; other traditional treatments include transcutaneous electrical stimulation, immobilization with cast & splint, physical therapy, psychotherapy, administration of sympathetic blocker, calcitonin, corticosteroid and analgesic agents. The purpose of this report is to evaluate and describe the effects of magnetic resonance following unsatisfactory results with traditional treatments of RSD. A 17 year old female patient, 1 year earlier, had received excision and drainage of pus at the right femoral triangle due to an injury caused by a stone. Afterwards, she experienced burning pain, knee joint stiffness, and muscle dystrophy of the right thigh, especially when standing and walking. Despite a year of number of traditional treatments such as: lumbar sympathetic block, continuous epidural analgesia, transcutaneous electrical stimulation, & administration of predisolone, her pain did not improve. Surprisingly, the patients was able to walk free from pain and difficulty after just one application of magnetic resonance. The patient has been successfully treated with further treatment of two to three times a week for approximately ten weeks. More recently, magnetic resonance has been demonstrated to produce effective results for the relief of pain in a variety of diseases. From our experiences we recognize magnetic resonance as a therapeutic modality which can provide excellent results for the treatment of RSD. It has been suggested that polysynaptic reflex which are disturbed in RSD may be modulated normally on the spinal cord level through the application of magnetic resonance.