This open-label prospective observational cohort study was designed to investigate the feasibility, success ratio, complications and therapeutic consequences of MRI with gadolinium administered by ...

Patients with iatrogenic leaks or no brain MRI were excluded. The charts of asymptomatic patients ... Conclusions Asymptomatic but clearly present spinal CSF leaks were not uncommon in our group.

Spinal subdural hygroma is best evaluated by MRI, and in the appropriate clinical setting, CT myelography. CT myelography may be used to reveal the location and extension of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

your provider should be contacted immediately or report to the nearest emergency room for a lumbar puncture to evaluate for possible meningitis. If you have a severe headache that resolves when you ...

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was injured during a confrontation with an intruder, suffering multiple stab wounds, including ...

No significant change in mean choroid plexus, total gray or total white matter volume was observed. Conclusions Closure of a spinal CSF leak leads to an early increase in ventricular CSF volume and a ...

The fractured orbital roof in combination with the oedematous eyelid swelling raised the suspicion for orbital CSF leak. The MRI of the neurocranium demonstrated a small-sized CSF fistula extending ...

A CSF leak happens when the watery fluid surrounding the brain or spine begins to leak through a tear, puncture or crack in the skull or dura, the outermost membrane that protects the spine and brain.

Lumbar spinal fluid drainage is a common procedure to reduce the risks of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula after skull base fractures or various transdural neurosurgical procedures. Nevertheless, ...

An MRI/CT Cisternogram aids in pinpointing the leak's location Intrathecal ... from the brain. Since CSF is essential for ...

Generally, the prognosis is excellent for patients with brain MRI abnormalities and focal spinal CSF leaks, with most of them achieving full recovery under first-line measures. However, those with ...

The experts at the Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Fluid Center evaluate and treat patients with all forms of disorders affecting cerebral fluid (also called cerebrospinal fluid, CSF or ...