Spontaneous intracranial hypotension from a CSF leak in a patient with Marfan's syndrome.
- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 59 (5) , 516-519
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.59.5.516
Abstract
A patient with Marfan's syndrome had spontaneous intracranial hypotension secondary to a proved CSF leak. It is postulated that the leak was caused by minor, unrecognised trauma rupturing spinal arachnoid diverticula. The diverticula were probably pre-existing abnormalities complicating the Marfan's syndrome. It is concluded that patients with spinal meningeal defects may be at increased risk of developing CSF leaks, possibly secondary to unrecognised trauma.Keywords
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