title: [Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid fistula. Usefulness of intracranial pressure monitoring].
abstract: Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas are rather common in daily practice. The aim of the surgical treatment is closure of the leak, but recurrences are quite frequent. The association between spontaneous CSF fistulas and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is not uncommon, and this is probably the cause of the low rate of success of the surgical treatment. Symptoms of IIH associated with spontaneous CSF fistula are atypical, and diagnosis is often missed. Continuous intracranial pressure monitoring is very useful in the diagnosis of chronic IIH and in patients with spontaneous CSF fistula, as it helps in making decisions on the treatment of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Vithas La Salud, Granada, España. Electronic address: angel.horcajadas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horcajadas Almansa
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Vithas La Salud, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Román Cutillas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Vithas La Salud, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jorques Infante
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Vithas La Salud, Granada, España.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz Gómez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurorradiología, Hospital Vithas La Salud, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Heriberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Busquier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008365:Manometry; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Continuous intracranial pressure monitoring; Fístula espontánea de líquido cefalorraquídeo; Hipertensión intracraneal idiopática; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Monitorización de presión intracraneal; Spontaneous cerebrospinal fistula