Resolution of pachymeningeal enhancement following dural puncture and blood patch.
We describe thickening and contrast enhancement of the intracranial pachymeninges, revealed by MRI in a patient with presumed low-pressure headache following dural puncture and a blood patch. The clinical and radiological abnormalities resolved within 2 weeks.
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Department of Radiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Pressman
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D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011677:Punctures; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013129:Spinal Puncture