Recurrent spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and intracranial hypotension: A prospective study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 840-842

  Schievink, Wouter I ^a   Maya, M Marcel ^a   Riedinger, Mary ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Headache; Intracranial hypotension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPINE;

EID: 0142182667     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.5.0840     Document Type: Article

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