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Figures
- Fig 1.
A, Example of a postmyelography CT revealing a cervical dural leak with circular accumulation of contrast medium in the spinal epidural space (white arrows). B, Targeted EBP in the same patient with epidural spreading of the blood-contrast mixture (unfilled white arrows).
- Fig 2.
Postmyelography CT showing an unilateral extradural spreading of contrast medium around the right nerve root L4 (white arrows).
- Fig 3.
A, Intracranial pachymeningeal thickening and contrast enhancement in a 31-year-old woman with symptoms of IHS (white arrows). B, Renormalization of the epidural enhancement 2 months after performing a targeted EBP (unfilled white arrows).
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Patient characteristics
Patient Age Sex Site of CSF Leakagea Suspected Cause of CSF Leak Injected Volume of Blood (ml) 1 34 F L2/3 Facet joint injection 15 2 41 F L3/4 Facet joint injection 16 3 39 F L5/S1 L4/5 (second EBP) Peridural nerve therapy 10 6 4 31 F C6/7 Spontaneous 20 5 50 F C5/6 Spontaneous 15 6 47 M C1/2 Spontaneous 10 7 37 M L4/5 Spontaneous 20 -
↵a Site of the leak as identified by CT myelography.
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