Radionuclide cisternography in intracranial hypotension syndrome

Jingming Bai; Kunihiko Yokoyama; Seigo Kinuya; Shota Konishi; Takatoshi Michigishi; Norihisa Tonami

doi:10.1007/BF02995297

Radionuclide cisternography in intracranial hypotension syndrome

Ann Nucl Med. 2002 Feb;16(1):75-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02995297.

Authors

Jingming Bai¹, Kunihiko Yokoyama, Seigo Kinuya, Shota Konishi, Takatoshi Michigishi, Norihisa Tonami

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biotracer Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan. bjingming@nmd.m.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

PMID: 11922213
DOI: 10.1007/BF02995297

Abstract

A 44-year-old male patient complaining of severe headache right after twisting his body during aerobic exercises in a swimming pool underwent In-111 DTPA radionuclide cisternography. Leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was proved on the right side of T2 and T3 vertebrae. Cisternography after bed and conservative treatments demonstrated the disappearance of abnormal tracer accumulations. Radionuclide cisternography is of great value in diagnosing cerebral-spinal fluid leak and in evaluating the therapeutic effect.

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Bed Rest
Headache / etiology
Humans
Indium Radioisotopes
Intracranial Hypotension / complications*
Intracranial Hypotension / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Hypotension / therapy
Male
Myelography / methods*
Radionuclide Imaging
Subdural Effusion / complications*
Subdural Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
Subdural Effusion / therapy
Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Indium Radioisotopes