hi im new to this great site.
was wondering if it possible for a lumbar
puncture to be part cause of paraplegia.
regards neill
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-29-07 10:16am
Did something requiring this procedure
happen to you or a friend?
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The Ginger 1
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Posted: 08-29-07 17:18pm
I had Lumber Puncture when I was a kid
.... they were taking samples from my
spine cos I had meningitus ..... I didn't
know it may cause parapligia tho...
although - for a sergeon to get it wrong,
could cause nerve damage I suppose ......
seeing as it is the central nervous system
they are poking about with !!
Why do you ask ?
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beaman
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Lumbar Puncture Posted: 08-30-07 05:11am
hi my son started having seizures
-infantile spasms- and the neurologists
requested a lumbar puncture but between
two and four weeks after, he had no
movement in his legs, the doctors say that
it was nothing to do with the lp but it
seems too much like a coincidence
considering they took three attempts.
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beaman
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Lumbar Puncture Posted: 08-30-07 05:34am
my story starts with my son who started
off with infantile spasms, soon after this
was diagnosed he was sent for a lumbar
puncture. shortly after this procedure his
legs stopped working/went floppy. after us
constantly telling the doctors we saw
about his legs they fianally took him for
an mri scan which revealed a spinal cord
tumour. they said this was the cause for
his legs not working. after a biopsy they
returned to us to say that they had not
seen a tumour like this before and that
there was nothing they could do as the
tumour would spread all the way up the
spine. but after the biopsy results came
back the surgeon stated that the tumour
looked more like skin than any tumorous
tissue they had ever seen.also while he
was in hospital he got a water infection
and the urine samples came back and the
doctor said that the infection causing his
water infection was normally found as a
skin infection, not a water infection.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-30-07 08:27am
From a brief scan across the internet,
I've seen no reference to a lumbar
puncture procedure CAUSING paraplegia
...but I have seen reference to an LP as a
diagnostic tool for understanding
paraplegia. I'm so sorry that your family
is experiencing this difficult time and
condition, and would be glad to offer
support, though.
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lumbar tap
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implanting a plug of skin during a spinal tap Posted: 06-25-08 08:07am
hi there,
in regards to your son's post LP tumour, i
was reading an article re: complications
after a lumbar puncture. In the "Nerve
Root Irritation, Low Back Pain, and
Insertion of the Stylet" section, the
article quotes : "The stylet should
always be used on insertion through the
skin and subcutaneous tissue to prevent
the rare complication of implanting a plug
of skin that can grow into an intraspinal
epidermoid tumor." The article is posted
online at http://www.medscape.c
om/viewarticle/420288
