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Meningeal Gadolinium Enhancement in Low‐pressure Headaches
Author(s) -
Mokri Bahram,
Krueger Bruce R,
Miller Gary M,
Piepgras David G
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon19933111
Subject(s) - medicine , headaches , cerebrospinal fluid , magnetic resonance imaging , pleocytosis , gadolinium , shunt (medical) , aseptic meningitis , pathology , radiology , surgery , materials science , metallurgy
Three patients with headaches in erect but not recumbent positions had barely measurable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressures and aseptic but abnormal CSF findings with variable pleocytosis and elevated protein content. The CSF glucose level was normal and there were no blasts or malignant cells. Gadolinium‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in all 3 showed diffuse meningeal enhancement. In 2, headaches and MRI abnormalities completely resolved spontaneously. The third patient, who had a prior ventriculoperitoneal shunt, improved after shunt revision.