Acquired tonsillar herniation related to spontaneous intracranial hypotension: case reports
Lili Chen,
Haijian Wu,
Xingyue Hu
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundAcquired prolapse of the cerebellar tonsils in spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) patients is rare. This study aims to evaluate neuroimaging changes of acquired prolapse of the cerebellar tonsils below the foramen magnum in SIH patients due to spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakage, which was treated by targeted epidural blood patches (EBP).MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed clinical and neuroimaging characteristics of 5 cases of SIH with acquired prolapse of the cerebellar tonsils th… Show more
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