J Korean Radiol Soc.  1994 Mar;30(3):421-423.

MR Imaging Findings of Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Report

• Kim JH
• Park ED
• Kirn HJ
• Ha CK

Abstract

We report magnetic resonance imaging findings of massive spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) caused by repeated lumbar punctures during spinal anesthesia in a 36-year-old man. The signal intensities of spinal SAH were similar to those of the conus medullaris on both T1 and T2- weighted spin-echo images. Although spinal SAH is hardly recognized on MR, spinal SAH of sufficient amount may cause alteration of the cerebrospinal fluid signal.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anesthesia, Spinal
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Conus Snail
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Spinal Puncture
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage*