title: [Useful MRI findings for diagnosis of postspinal headache: a case report].
abstract: A 49-year-old man developed severe headache after spinal anesthesia. We found diffuse meningeal enhancement on gadolinium enhanced MRI and diffuse meningeal thickening on plain MRI. These MRI findings and postural headache suggest intracranial hypotension. Injection of autologous blood 10 ml into his epidural space was effective to ameliorate the headache. MRI findings were useful for the diagnosis of postspinal headache.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi 371-8511.
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niijima
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iriuchijima
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomioka
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sudo
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural; D005682:Gadolinium; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium