Abstract
To increase the awareness of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), we report in this paper a middle-aged woman who presented with an intractable headache that worsened in sitting and standing positions (a postural headache). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine demonstrated a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak at the level of the cervical spine, in addition to typical features in a brain MRI, including symmetrical subdural collections, circumferential dural enhancement and features of midbrain sagging. The patient underwent a surgical repair of the cervical CSF leak which resulted in a dramatic symptomatic improvement that was confirmed by follow-up imaging.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1537
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(4), 611-615
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Brashdi, Y. H., Raniga, S., & R., S. (2025). Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(4), 611-615. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1537
MLA 9
Al-Brashdi, Yahya H., et al. "Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, 2025, pp. 611-615. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1537.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Brashdi, Yahya H., Sameer Raniga, and Sharma R. 2025. "Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 13 (4): 611-615. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1537.
Harvard
Al-Brashdi, Y. H., Raniga, S. and R., S. (2025) 'Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(4), pp. 611-615. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1537.
Vancouver
Al-Brashdi YH, Raniga S, R. S. Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;13(4):611-615. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1537
IEEE
Y. H. Al-Brashdi, S. Raniga, and S. R., "Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Magnetic Resonance Localisation of Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 611-615, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1537.