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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
This report offers a description of typical changes seen on gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the entire spine that indicate spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of its kind. They describe three cases of SIH that were accompanied by dural enhancement throughout the neuraxis on imaging, with the evolution of associated subdural and epidural fluid collections in the spine. Recognition of this disorder is important to be able to distinguish it from an infectious or neoplastic process in which surgical intervention might be warranted. Evaluation using gadolinium-enhanced cranial and spinal MR imaging in patients with postural headaches and an (111)In-labeled cerebrospinal fluid leak study are discussed. Treatment with an epidural blood patch is shown to be particularly effective, with resolution of the radiological and clinical findings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
912-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Blood Patch, Epidural, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Cerebrospinal Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Contrast Media, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Dura Mater, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Epidural Space, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Evaluation Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Gadolinium, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Headache, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Image Enhancement, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Indium Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Intracranial Hypotension, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Posture, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Radiopharmaceuticals, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Spinal Cord Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Subdural Effusion, pubmed-meshheading:9576264-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Spinal dural enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Report of three cases and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. nmoayeri@bics.bwh.harvard.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports