Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak

A case report of a 63-year-old female patient with a cervical spinal dural diverticulum and intracranial hypotension secondary to a symptomatic CSF leak after minor trauma. The patient responded well after the cervical approach epidural blood patch procedure.

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Main Authors: Nicholas Armstrong, MD, Clinton Williamson, MD, Natalie Williamson, MD, Manuel Fortes, MD, Iwan Tjauw, MD, Vikas Vij, MD, Ryan Trojan, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315300601
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spelling doaj-4d0dbcbcbeaf4f11ac0459dc912e75222020-11-24T23:40:03ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332016-03-01111162010.1016/j.radcr.2015.10.001Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leakNicholas Armstrong, MDClinton Williamson, MDNatalie Williamson, MDManuel Fortes, MDIwan Tjauw, MDVikas Vij, MDRyan Trojan, MDA case report of a 63-year-old female patient with a cervical spinal dural diverticulum and intracranial hypotension secondary to a symptomatic CSF leak after minor trauma. The patient responded well after the cervical approach epidural blood patch procedure.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315300601Spontaneous intracranial hypotensionDural diverticulumEpidural blood patchOrthostatic headachesImaging findings of intracranial hypotensionSpontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage
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author Nicholas Armstrong, MD
Clinton Williamson, MD
Natalie Williamson, MD
Manuel Fortes, MD
Iwan Tjauw, MD
Vikas Vij, MD
Ryan Trojan, MD
spellingShingle Nicholas Armstrong, MD
Clinton Williamson, MD
Natalie Williamson, MD
Manuel Fortes, MD
Iwan Tjauw, MD
Vikas Vij, MD
Ryan Trojan, MD
Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak
Radiology Case Reports
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Dural diverticulum
Epidural blood patch
Orthostatic headaches
Imaging findings of intracranial hypotension
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage
author_facet Nicholas Armstrong, MD
Clinton Williamson, MD
Natalie Williamson, MD
Manuel Fortes, MD
Iwan Tjauw, MD
Vikas Vij, MD
Ryan Trojan, MD
author_sort Nicholas Armstrong, MD
title Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak
title_short Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak
title_full Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak
title_fullStr Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak
title_full_unstemmed Dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak
title_sort dural diverticulum with a symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid leak
publisher Elsevier
series Radiology Case Reports
issn 1930-0433
publishDate 2016-03-01
description A case report of a 63-year-old female patient with a cervical spinal dural diverticulum and intracranial hypotension secondary to a symptomatic CSF leak after minor trauma. The patient responded well after the cervical approach epidural blood patch procedure.
topic Spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Dural diverticulum
Epidural blood patch
Orthostatic headaches
Imaging findings of intracranial hypotension
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315300601
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