Abstract
To increase the awareness of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), we report in this paper a middle-aged woman who presented with an intractable headache that worsened in sitting and standing positions (a postural headache). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine demonstrated a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak at the level of the cervical spine, in addition to typical features in a brain MRI, including symmetrical subdural collections, circumferential dural enhancement and features of midbrain sagging. The patient underwent a surgical repair of the cervical CSF leak which resulted in a dramatic symptomatic improvement that was confirmed by follow-up imaging.
Publication Date
8-10-2013
First Page
611
Last Page
615
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Recommended Citation
Al-Brashdi, Yahya H.; Raniga, Sameer; and Revati, Sharma R.
(2013)
"Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 13: 611-615.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1537
