TY - JOUR T1 - Meningocele-induced Positional Syncope and Retinal Hemorrhage JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 838 LP - 839 VL - 24 IS - 5 AU - Ivo Bekavac AU - John I. Halloran Y1 - 2003/05/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/5/838.abstract N2 - Summary: Meningocele is recognized as a rare, usually asymptomatic condition not associated with acute neurologic symptoms. We herein describe the case of a patient with a longstanding history of a lower back “mass” and recurrent syncope who became acutely unresponsive and developed bilateral retinal hemorrhages when she was placed in the supine position to undergo carotid sonography. MR imaging revealed a large, dorsal lumbar meningocele. The episode likely was caused by acutely increased intracranial pressure caused by displacement of CSF from the meningocele intracranially. ER -