Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Clinical presentation, imaging features and treatment

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Park, Eun Soo ^a   Kim, Ealmaan ^a  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood patch; Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Dural enhancement; Headache; Intracranial hypotension; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CAFFEINE; GADOLINIUM; GLUCOCORTICOID; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PATCH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; POSTURAL HEADACHE; REST; SCINTICISTERNOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63249123543     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.1.1     Document Type: Article

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