Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: updates from diagnosis to treatment

PJ Farnsworth, AA Madhavan, JT Verdoorn… - Neuroradiology, 2023 - Springer
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is caused by spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
leaks, which result in continued loss of CSF volume and multiple debilitating clinical …

Diskogenic microspurs as a major cause of intractable spontaneous intracranial hypotension

J Beck, CT Ulrich, C Fung, J Fichtner, K Seidel… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To visualize and treat spinal dural CSF leaks in all patients with intractable
spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) who underwent spinal microsurgical …

Intracranial hypotension secondary to spinal pathology: Diagnosis and treatment

K Sartip, G McKenna, M Spina, S Grahovac - Clinical Neurology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Spinal pathology resulting in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak and intracranial hypotension is
an infrequently reported and a potentially severe cause of headaches. We present a case of …

[HTML][HTML] Intradural non-calcified thoracic disc herniation causing spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a case report

M Fiechter, A Ott, J Beck, A Weyerbrock, JY Fournier - BMC surgery, 2019 - Springer
Background Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a rare pathology caused by a
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. If intractable by conventional methods (ie bedrest …

Transdural thoracic disk herniation with longitudinal slitlike dural defect causing intracranial hypotension: report of 2 cases

E Cornips, M Grouls, K Bekelaar - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Intracranial hypotension (IH) has a widely variable clinical and radiologic
presentation. Secondary IH may be caused by degenerative spine disorders and in …

Posterior thoracic laminoplasty with dorsal, intradural identification of ventral defect and transdural discectomy for a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak: case report

KP Fehnel, LF Borges - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015 - thejns.org
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) has been increasingly reported in the literature
concomitant with the improved sensitivity of imaging modalities. Although typically …

[HTML][HTML] Bilateral subdural hematoma caused by spontaneous intracranial hypotension originating from a discogenic microspur successfully treated with duraplasty: a …

A Casanova, L Entz, S Weinmann, I Wanke, R Reisch - Brain and Spine, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Discogenic microspurs are calcified outgrowths from the intervertebral disc
which can perforate the dura, causing a leak of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Spontaneous …

Transpedicular surgical approach for the management of thoracic osteophyte-induced intracranial hypotension refractory to non-operative modalities: case report and …

D Dash, A Jalali, V Harsh, I Omeis - European Spine Journal, 2016 - Springer
Purpose In this article, we aim to describe the presentation and management of a case of
spontaneous intracranial hypotension caused by a dural tear from a ventral thoracic …

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage: Indications, technique and results of treatment with a blood patch

A Gottschalk - Der Radiologe, 2015 - Springer
Background In most cases cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are iatrogenic and caused by
medical interventions, such as lumbar puncture, peridural anesthesia and surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Intracranial hypotension due to ventral thoracic dural tear secondary to osteophyte complex: resolution after transdural thoracic microdiscectomy with dural …

B Kewlani, ALA Garton, I Hussain, JL Chazen… - … of Neurosurgery: Case …, 2022 - thejns.org
BACKGROUND Intracranial hypotension (IH) manifests with orthostatic headaches
secondary to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypovolemia. Common iatrogenic etiologies include …