Leaked CSF on Spine MRI in a Patient with Syndrome of CSF Hypovolemia.
- Author:
Sun Ju CHUNG
1
;
Jae Hong LEE
;
Joo Hyuk IM
;
Myoung Chong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. mclee@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Orthostatic headache;
Cerebrospinal fluid;
Spine MRI
- MeSH:
Adult;
Blood Patch, Epidural;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Epidural Space;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Hypovolemia*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Spine*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2004;22(2):157-159
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 34-year-old woman was admitted because of severe orthostatic headache. On CSF examination, the opening pressure was below 30 mmH2O. A spine MRI showed a large collection of extradural fluid indicating that CSF leaked into the extradural space. The headache was resolved by an epidural blood patch. We present a patient with a syndrome of CSF hypovolemia, whose spine MRI showed a large amount of leaked CSF in the epidural space of the spine.
