A 30-year-old woman presented with headache which occurred when standing up from a recumbent position. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain revealed slightly diffuse enhancement of the dura mater and two ventral extradural spinal flow voids in the supine position. Radionuclide cisternography identified cerebrospinal fluid leakage localized below the cervical level. Vertebral angiography demonstrated two dilated ventral extradural veins. The patient was treated by conservative therapy and improved with rest. The unusual clinical presentation with dilation of two epidural veins indicates the diagnostic value of MR imaging in cases of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
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Uniwersytetu Med Lodzi, Klin Neurol & Epileptol Katedry Chorob Ukladu Ner, Ul Zeromskiego 113, PL-90549 Lodz, PolandUniwersytetu Med Lodzi, Klin Neurol & Epileptol Katedry Chorob Ukladu Ner, Ul Zeromskiego 113, PL-90549 Lodz, Poland
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Hangzhou Xiasha Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R ChinaHangzhou Xiasha Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
Liu, Nan
Fei, Yue
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Zhejiang Univ, Sir Run Run Shaw Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesiol, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R ChinaHangzhou Xiasha Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
Fei, Yue
He, Fei-fang
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Zhejiang Univ, Sir Run Run Shaw Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesiol, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R ChinaHangzhou Xiasha Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
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Pavol Jozef Safarik Univ, Fac Med, Dept Anaesthesiol & Intens Med 1, Kosice, Slovakia
Louis Pasteur Univ Hosp, Dept Anaesthesiol & Intens Med 1, Kosice, SlovakiaPavol Jozef Safarik Univ, Fac Med, Dept Anaesthesiol & Intens Med 1, Kosice, Slovakia
Simonova, Jana
Jaselska, Stanislava
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Louis Pasteur Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol, Kosice, SlovakiaPavol Jozef Safarik Univ, Fac Med, Dept Anaesthesiol & Intens Med 1, Kosice, Slovakia
Jaselska, Stanislava
Simon, Robert
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Pavol Jozef Safarik Univ, Fac Med, Dept Surg, Kosice, Slovakia
Louis Pasteur Univ Hosp, Dept Surg 1, Kosice, SlovakiaPavol Jozef Safarik Univ, Fac Med, Dept Anaesthesiol & Intens Med 1, Kosice, Slovakia
Simon, Robert
Simonova, Michaela Jankova
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Pavol Jozef Safarik Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurosurg, Kosice, Slovakia
Louis Pasteur Univ Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Kosice, SlovakiaPavol Jozef Safarik Univ, Fac Med, Dept Anaesthesiol & Intens Med 1, Kosice, Slovakia