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. 2017 Aug;11(8):TJ02.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/29360.10455. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

Ankit Balani  1 , Sandhya Shantilal Sarjare  1 , Amit Kumar Dey  2 , Anjani D Kumar  3 , Sapna S Marda  3
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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

Ankit Balani et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Computed tomography; Headache; Magnetic resonance imaging.

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a) MRI brain revealed bilateral thin subdural collections extending along the entire cerebral convexities (arrows); b) MRI brain showed downward displacement (sagging) of the brainstem with tonsillar herniation (black arrow) and effacement of prepontine cistern (white arrow) and 4th ventricle (asterisk); c) Gadolinium enhanced MRI showed diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement (arrows) with venous engorgement.
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