Will lumbar puncture cause syringomyelia?

These are two different concepts. Lumbar puncture is only a procedure in which a puncture needle enters the subarachnoid space through the supravertebral ligament and intervertebral disc space, and then a certain amount of cerebrospinal fluid is extracted for related examinations. Adults perform this operation, avoiding the place where the spinal cord exists, and will not Any damage to the spinal cord; syringomyelia is a chronic, progressive disease of the spinal cord. The etiology is not well understood, but the lesions are characterized by the formation of tubular cavities in the spinal cord (mainly gray matter) and the proliferation of glial (non-neural cells). Often occurs in the cervical spinal cord. When the lesion involves the medulla, it is called syringomyelia. You are misunderstanding that the mechanical injury to the spinal cord that can be caused by the needle during a lumbar puncture is another spinal cord disease of unknown etiology. So the conclusion is: do lumbar puncture will not cause syringomyelia.

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