Reversal in the Diameter of the Superior Ophthalmic Vein after an Epidural Blood Patch in a Case of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 499-503, 2011.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-34041
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is caused by single or multiple cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks in the spine with the prototypical symptom of postural headache. One of the characteristic MRI features in SIH is intracranial venous engorgement. This report presents a case of SIH with engorgement of the bilateral superior ophthalmic veins (SOVs) which resume their normal diameters by the third day of successful epidural blood patches (EBPs). We define this phenomenon as the "reversal of the SOV" sign.
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Main subject:
Orbit
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
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Blood Patch, Epidural
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Intracranial Hypotension
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Diagnosis, Differential
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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