The venous hinge-an objective sign for the diagnosis and follow-up of treatment in patients with intracranial hypotension syndrome

Neuroradiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 453-456

  Shankar, Jai Jai Shiva ^a   Chakraborty, Santanu ^a   Lum, Cheemun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intracranial hypotension syndrome; Venous hinge angle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALEN VEIN; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL VEINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449143223     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-009-0518-7     Document Type: Article

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