Cerebellar Herniation after Lumbar Puncture in Galactosemic Newborn

• Main Authors: Salih Kalay (Author), Osman Öztekin (Author), Gönül Tezel (Author), Hakan Demirtaş (Author), Mustafa Akçakuş (Author), Nihal Oygür (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cerebral edema resulting in elevated intracranial pressure is a well-known complication of galactosemia. Lumbar puncture was performed for the diagnosis of clinically suspected bacterial meningitis. Herniation of cerebral tissue through the foramen magnum is not a common problem in neonatal intensiv...