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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

The “Hyperdense Paraspinal Vein” Sign: A Marker of CSF-Venous Fistula

P.G. Kranz, T.J. Amrhein, W.I. Schievink, I.O. Karikari and L. Gray
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2016, 37 (7) 1379-1381; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4682
P.G. Kranz
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cDepartment of Neurosurgery (W.I.S.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
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Abstract

SUMMARY: CSF-venous fistula is a recently reported cause of spontaneous intracranial hypotension that may occur in the absence of myelographic evidence of CSF leak. Information about this entity is currently very limited, but it is of potential importance given the large percentage of cases of spontaneous intracranial hypotension associated with negative myelography findings. We report 3 additional cases of CSF-venous fistula and describe the “hyperdense paraspinal vein” sign, which may aid in its detection.

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SIH
spontaneous intracranial hypotension
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P.G. Kranz, T.J. Amrhein, W.I. Schievink, I.O. Karikari, L. Gray
The “Hyperdense Paraspinal Vein” Sign: A Marker of CSF-Venous Fistula
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2016, 37 (7) 1379-1381; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4682

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2016, 37 (7) 1379-1381; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4682
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