J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2004 Apr;22(2):157-159.

Leaked CSF on Spine MRI in a Patient with Syndrome of CSF Hypovolemia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. mclee@amc.seoul.kr

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.

Keyword

Orthostatic headache; Cerebrospinal fluid; Spine MRI

MeSH Terms

Adult
Blood Patch, Epidural
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Epidural Space
Female
Headache
Humans
Hypovolemia*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Spine*
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