title: Spontaneous subdural fluid collections following transection of a fatty filum terminale: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present the case of a 6-year-old girl who developed bilateral subdural fluid collections following transection of her fatty filum terminale. The patient presented to our emergency department 3 weeks subsequent to surgery, reporting symptoms of headache, nausea, and vomiting. The presence of bilateral subdural fluid collections was confirmed by head computerized tomography. Subdural fluid collections and hematomas have been associated with intracranial hypotension and excessive cerebrospinal fluid leakage; however, there are relatively few cases of subdural fluid collections/hematomas following spine surgery reported in the literature. To our knowledge, this is a unique description of development and resolution of subdural fluid collections following surgical transection of a fatty filum terminale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Taylor J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: Abhineet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chowdhary
authors.forename: Patrik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gabikian
authors.forename: Jeff G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ojemann
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ellenbogen
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Avellino
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*