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Upright MRI in Spontaneous Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks and Intracranial Hypotension
Author(s) -
Schievink Wouter I.,
Tourje James
Publication year - 2007
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.1526-4610.2007.00934.x
Subject(s) - supine position , intracranial hypotension , headaches , spontaneous intracranial hypotension , medicine , orthostatic vital signs , cerebrospinal fluid , anesthesia , cerebral spinal fluid , radiology , surgery , blood pressure
Orthostatic headaches are the hallmark of spontaneous intracranial hypotension, but MRIs are traditionally obtained in the supine position. We investigated the utility of upright MRI of the brain in 6 patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. No discernable differences were noted between the supine and upright images.