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- Title
A Case of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: The Role of Dynamic CT Myelography and Epidural Blood Patch in Diagnosis and Treatment.
- Authors
KUMAR, YOGESH; HOODA, KUSUM; SHUO LI; KAROL, IAN; MURO, GERARD J.
- Abstract
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) most commonly results from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks in the upper spinal canal. Alterations in the equilibrium between the volumes of intracranial blood and CSF lead to compensatory dilatation of the vascular spaces, mostly on the venous side. Dynamic computerized tomogram (CT) myelography can be very helpful in diagnosing the site of a CSF leak in the spinal canal. Subsequently, the site of the leak can be sealed with epidural blood patch (EBP).
- Subjects
HYPOTENSION; HYPERTENSION; THERAPEUTICS; CEREBROSPINAL fluid; MYELOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL blood patch; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Connecticut Medicine, 2015, Vol 79, Issue 9, p547
- ISSN
0010-6178
- Publication type
Case Study