Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: A study of six cases with MR findings and literature review

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 419-423

  Sainani, N I ^a   Lawande, M A ^a   Pungavkar, S A ^a   Desai, M ^a   Patkar, D P ^a   Mohanty, P H ^a  

^a DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Descent; Intracranial hypotension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pachymeninges; Venous engorgement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYGROMA; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748653158     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2006.01615.x     Document Type: Review

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