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Magnetic resonance imaging findings of intracranial hypotension

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the differences in the sizes and configurations of various structures on brain MRIs of patients with intracranial hypotension (ICH) compared to normal individuals. Methods The present study consisted of two study groups as 21 patients with intracranial hypotension...

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Published in:Neurological sciences 2022-05, Vol.43 (5), p.3343-3351
Main Authors: Beyhan, Murat, Gökçe, Erkan, Ocak Karataş, Şükrüye Firuze
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Summary:Purpose This study aims to evaluate the differences in the sizes and configurations of various structures on brain MRIs of patients with intracranial hypotension (ICH) compared to normal individuals. Methods The present study consisted of two study groups as 21 patients with intracranial hypotension and 21 healthy individuals. Cranial MRI findings of patients with intracranial hypotension were compared retrospectively with MRI findings of patients without any pathology. Pachymeningeal enhancement, mamillopontine distance, venous sinus diameters, transverse and straight sinus distension, pituitary gland enlargement, tonsillar herniation, bleeding (subdural, epidural), pontomesencephalic angle, lateral ventricular angle, and pituitary infundibular angle were evaluated on MRI. Results Intracranial hypotension developed spontaneously in 6 cases and secondary in 15 patients. Diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement was observed in all intracranial hypotension cases. In addition, transverse sinus distension was observed in 19 cases, straight sinus distension in 17 cases, subdural effusion in 7 cases, spinal epidural effusion in 3 cases, tonsillar herniation in 2 cases, and thrombosis in dural sinuses in 2 cases. The intracranial hypotension group vs control group had dominant transverse sinus diameter 10 ± 1.75 vs 7.52 ± 1.2 mm, straight sinus diameter 4.76 ± 0.92 vs 3.69 ± 0.57 mm, superior sagittal sinus diameter 8.35 ± 1.57 vs 6.37 ± 0.71 mm, pontomesencephalic angle 46.67 ± 9.73° vs 56.27° ± 8.9°, mamillopontine distance 5.83 ± 1.5 vs 6.85 ± 1.1 mm, lateral ventricular angle 131.13° ± 6.17° vs 135.19° ± 5.28°, pituitary infundibular angle 44.42° ± 12.09° vs 63.3° ± 11.56°, and pituitary gland height 8.5 ± 1.83 vs 5.5 ± 1.27 mm, respectively. Conclusion In cases with clinically suspected intracranial hypotension, MRI findings may contribute to the diagnosis of intracranial hypotension with quantitative evaluations.
ISSN:1590-1874
1590-3478
DOI:10.1007/s10072-021-05782-2