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Iatrogenically Induced Intracranial Hypotension Syndrome
AJR 165:1513-1515, Sell,J.J.,et al, 1995
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Article Abstract
We studied a patient with intracranial CSF hypertension whose MR imaging showed marked downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils and bifrontal subdural hygromas.The syndrome was iatrogenically induced by a lumboperitoneal shunt placed for treatment of pseudotumor cerebri and was successfully reversed by placing a valve in the shunt to increase CSF pressure.MR images show several characteristic features that,when taken in conjunction with appropriate clinical presentation,assist in diagnosing intracranial hypotension syndrome.To our knowledge,this is the first reported case with imaging findings of intracranial hypotension syndrome developing as an iatrogenic complication of a shunting procedure.
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