Abstract
AbstractSpontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak presents with orthostatic headache and may lead to formation of subdural collection. Invasive magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography myelography is routinely used to detect these leaks. Noninvasive dynamic magnetic resonance neurography can also detect these leaks and confirm its resolution post treatment. It includes three-dimensional NerveView, a high-resolution short-tau inversion recovery sequence for better visualization of spinal nerves and leak sites. This article showcases the diagnostic and therapeutic journey of three patients with spontaneous spinal CSF leak all of whom were diagnosed with dynamic magnetic resonance neurography and treated successfully with autologous targeted epidural blood patch. In one case, epidural blood patch was repeated after 2 months for recurrence of the leak.
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