Headache and neuroimaging findings in conditions of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation disorders: in hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, and CSF hypotension syndrome
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Post-Dural Puncture Headache, Intracranial Hypotension, Neuroimaging, Pseudotumor Cerebri, HeadacheAbstract
The authors wish in this narrative minireview show and comment on some neuroimaging findings encountered in patients with conditions of cerebrospinal fluid circulation disorders, such as in the hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, and CSF hypotension syndrome. The MRI of a young woman with a clinical diagnosis of post-dural puncture headache, performed on the fourth postpartum day after cesarean delivery, evolving with headache and diplopia, is shown. Non-contrast-enhanced sagittal T1 magnetic resonance imaging shows that the cerebellar tonsils are at the level of the foramen magnum, therefore still within normal limits, but, despite that, the opening of the cerebral aqueduct in the third ventricle is below the imaginary line connecting the anterior clinoid to the vein of Galen, therefore considered abnormally lower than the expected anatomical position. The axial T1-weighted images with post-contrast fat suppression also show impregnation and thickening of the dura mater. There is also mild engorgement of the cerebral venous sinuses, best demonstrated on T1 with post-contrast fat suppression, which is also identified on post-contrast magnetic resonance angiography, with no signs of venous thrombosis. We conclude that the diagnosis of a patient with intracranial hypotension syndrome can be suspected or confirmed with typical neuroimaging findings.
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