Case characteristics
Patient | Age (yr) | Sex | Possible Imaging Leak Sitea | Possible Causes | Symptoms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1b | 39 | F | Lower thoracic spine; L4–5 | Lumbar fixation removed; Chiari s/p craniotomy; dural patch repair | Orthostatic HA |
2b | 59 | F | Mid- or lower thoracic; no definite site | Chiari s/p craniotomy, prior traumatic pelvic fracture | Orthostatic HA, cochleovestibular manifestations, personality changes, frontotemporal dementia-like picture |
3 | 21 | M | Arachnoid cyst L1–L5; L2–3 | None | Orthostatic HA |
4 | 30 | M | C6–T2 | None | Orthostatic HA |
5b | 32 | F | L2–3 | None | Orthostatic HA |
6b | 37 | F | Cervical, thoracic, upper lumbar | Dural tear during pregnancy | Orthostatic HA |
7b | 53 | M | Multilevel cervical spine; T6–L1 | Remote frontal head injury with LOC | Orthostatic HA, cochleovestibular manifestations, personality changes, memory decline, change in level of consciousness |
8 | 22 | F | Midthoracic; T12–L1 | None | Orthostatic HA |
9 | 9 | F | Thoracic, lumbar, sacral | Chiari s/p craniotomy; Marfan syndrome | Orthostatic HA, nausea with emesis |