The timing of MRI determines the presence or absence of diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 318-322

  Fuh, J L ^a,c   Wang, S J ^a,c   Lai, T H ^b,c   Hseu, S S ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Yuanshan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CAFFEINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40349114368     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01498.x     Document Type: Article

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