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Cisternografía con radionúclidos - Risks

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Cisternografía; Gammagrafía del flujo del LCR

Riesgos:

Los riesgos asociados con una punción lumbar abarcan dolor en el sitio de la inyección, sangrado e infección. También existe una posibilidad muy remota de daño a nervios.

La cantidad de radiación utilizada durante una gammagrafía es muy pequeña y prácticamente desaparece por completo al cabo de unos cuantos días. No se ha informado de casos de lesiones o daños producidos por el radioisótopo utilizado con esta gammagrafía. Sin embargo, como sucede con cualquier tipo de exposición a la radiación, se recomienda precaución si usted está embarazada o amamantando.

En casos extremadamente poco comunes, se puede presentar una reacción alérgica al radioisótopo utilizado durante la gammagrafía, lo cual puede incluir una reacción anafiláctica grave.

Consideraciones:

Usted debe permanecer acostado después de la punción lumbar para ayudar a prevenir un dolor de cabeza a causa de dicha punción. Generalmente, no hay necesidad de otros cuidados especiales.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/19/2011
  • Ken Levin, MD, private practice specializing in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Allentown, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Silberstein S, Young W. Headache and Facial Pain. In: Goetz, CG, eds. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 53.

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