title: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension caused by cervical CSF fistulae mimicking subarachnoid haemorrhage - a case report.
abstract: We describe an unusual and rarely documented site of SIH supported by clear radiological evidence: a case of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulae involving the C7 and C8 nerve root sheaths, presenting with sudden onset headache and requiring surgical intervention to seal the leaks. Investigations confirmed the leaks and the typical MRI findings of meningeal enhancement, which were resolved after surgery.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , The Wellington Hospital , London , UK.
authors.forename: Archil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eristavi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , The Wellington Hospital , London , UK.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sabin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D065634:Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: CSF leak; Cervical; SAH; cerebrospinal fluid pressure; intracranial pressure; surgical management