Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: searching for the CSF leak

T Dobrocky, P Nicholson, L Häni, P Mordasini… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is caused by loss of CSF at the level of the spine. The
most frequent symptom of this disorder is orthostatic headache, with the headache …

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: diagnostic and therapeutic workup

N Luetzen, P Dovi-Akue, C Fung, J Beck, H Urbach - Neuroradiology, 2021 - Springer
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an orthostatic headache syndrome with
typical MRI findings among which engorgement of the venous sinuses, pachymeningeal …

Relationship of Bern score, spinal elastance, and opening pressure in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension

AL Callen, J Pattee, AA Thaker, VM Timpone… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Existing tools to diagnose spontaneous intracranial hypotension
(SIH), namely spinal opening pressure (OP) and brain MRI, have limited sensitivity. We …

Outcome after surgical treatment of cerebrospinal fluid leaks in spontaneous intracranial hypotension—a matter of time

L Häni, C Fung, CM Jesse, CT Ulrich, EI Piechowiak… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks cause spontaneous intracranial
hypotension (SIH). Microsurgery can sufficiently seal spinal CSF leaks. Yet, some patients …

Factors predictive of treatment success in CT-guided fibrin occlusion of CSF-venous fistulas: a multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study

AL Callen, LC Jones, VM Timpone… - American Journal …, 2023 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: CSF-to-venous fistulas contribute to spontaneous
intracranial hypotension. CT-guided fibrin occlusion has been described as a minimally …

Diagnosis and treatment evaluation in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension

D Mehta, S Cheema, I Davagnanam… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is characterized by an orthostatic headache and
audiovestibular symptoms alongside a myriad of other non-specific symptoms. It is caused …

Surgical closure of spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks improves symptoms in patients with superficial siderosis

A El Rahal, B Haupt, C Fung, D Cipriani… - European journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks may cause a myriad of
symptoms, most common being orthostatic headache. In addition, ventral spinal CSF leaks …

The impact of spontaneous intracranial hypotension on social life and health-related quality of life

CM Jesse, L Häni, C Fung, CT Ulrich, RT Schär… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), which is often caused by a spinal
cerebrospinal fluid leak, is an important cause of disabling headaches. Many patients report …

Spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid‐venous fistulas in patients with orthostatic headaches and normal conventional brain and spine imaging

WI Schievink, M Maya, RS Prasad… - … : The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the occurrence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)‐venous fistulas, a type
of spinal CSF leak that cannot be detected with routine computerized tomography …

CSF flow and spinal cord motion in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a phase contrast MRI study

K Wolf, N Luetzen, H Mast, N Kremers, M Reisert… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by
loss of CSF volume. We hypothesize that in this situation of low volume, a larger CSF flow …