Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak in the context of pars interarticularis fracture

Abstract Background Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak can lead to intracranial hypotension and is an important differential diagnosis to consider in patients with sudden-onset chronic daily headaches. Pars interarticularis (PI) fracture is a potential rare cause of suspected spinal CSF leak. Met...

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Main Authors: Tommy Lik Hang Chan, Robert Cowan, Nada Hindiyeh, Syed Hashmi, Bryan Lanzman, Ian Carroll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01740-1