Spontaneous intracranial hypotension mimicking iatrogenic spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks
A spontaneous spinal CSF leak should be suspected in patients with recalcitrant orthostatic headaches following a spinal procedure, even if symptoms of the leak occur within hours of the spinal procedure and especially if brain MRI is abnormal.
Authors
- M. Marcel Maya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4097-8639)
- Angelique Sao‐Mai S. Tay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6604-8897)
- Wouter I. Schievink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-0688)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14826
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74