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Accidental intrathecal injection of ionic water-soluble contrast medium: report of a case, including treatment

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We report a patient who inadvertently received a small amount of meglumine diatrizoate intrathecally. The physiopathology and treatment of this kind of accident are discussed.

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  1. Cattedra di Neuroradiologia, Universita' degli Studi di Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    U. Salvolini

  2. 49, Corso Stamira, I-60122, Ancona, Italy

    U. Salvolini

  3. I. R. C. C. S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

    M. G. Bonetti

  4. Reparto di Anestesia e Rianimazione 2, I. R. C. C. S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

    P. Ciritella

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Salvolini, U., Bonetti, M.G. & Ciritella, P. Accidental intrathecal injection of ionic water-soluble contrast medium: report of a case, including treatment. Neuroradiology 38, 349–351 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596586

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