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Intracranial Hypotension: The Nonspecific Nature of MRI Findings
Author(s) -
Bruera Osvaldo Carlos,
Bonamico Lucas,
Giglio Jorge Alberto,
Sinay Vladimiro,
Leston Jorge Alberto,
Figuerola Maria de Lourdes
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2000.00154.x
Subject(s) - spontaneous intracranial hypotension , intracranial hypotension , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , gadolinium , anesthesia , intracranial pressure , radiology , cardiology , chemistry , organic chemistry
We present three patients who complained of postural headache related to different types of intracranial hypotension: spontaneous or primary, and secondary, but presenting the same findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging. Diffuse pachymeningeal gadolinium enhancement supports the belief that the enhancement is a nonspecific meningeal reaction to low pressure.