Back to Search
Start Over
Causes of Intracranial Hypotension: Spontaneous, Traumatic, and Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks.
- Source :
-
Neuroimaging clinics of North America [Neuroimaging Clin N Am] 2025 Feb; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 123-132. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 05. - Publication Year :
- 2025
-
Abstract
- Cerebrospinal fluid leaks are important to recognize because they can cause debilitating symptoms for patients and have life-threatening complications. Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space can occur at the cranial or spinal level, with distinct clinical presentations, diagnostic evaluations, and treatment modalities depending on the type and location of the leak. Spontaneous, traumatic, and iatrogenic spinal CSF leaks cause reduced intracranial CSF volume and the clinicoradiologic syndrome commonly called "intracranial hypotension". This review discusses the clinical presentations, etiologies, and risk factors of spinal and cranial CSF leaks.<br />Competing Interests: Disclosure No authors report any disclosures.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-9867
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neuroimaging clinics of North America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39521520
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nic.2024.08.004