scholarly journals Overview of cerebrospinal fluid leakage

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 161-161
Author(s):  
A. Crockard ◽  
D. Choi
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage ◽  
Fluid Leakage

Preventive Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage in Translabyrinthine Surgery

1996 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 610-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance R. Meyerson ◽  
Edwin M. Monsell ◽  
Jack P. Rock
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage ◽  
Fluid Leakage

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage After Lumbar Puncture in Neonates: Incidence and Sonographic Appearance

2003 ◽  
Vol 181 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer ◽  
Karin Maria Unsinn ◽  
Barbara Schlenck ◽  
Rudolph Trawöger ◽  
Ingmar Gaßner
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Lumbar Puncture ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage ◽  
Sonographic Appearance ◽  
Fluid Leakage

Comparison of the radioisotope cisternography findings of spontaneous intracranial hypotension and iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid leakage focusing on chronological changes

Cephalalgia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 1131-1139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keita Sakurai ◽  
Minoru Nishio ◽  
Kazuo Yamada ◽  
Masashi Shimohira ◽  
Yoshiyuki Ozawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Intracranial Hypotension ◽  
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage ◽  
Fluid Leakage

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage into the subdural space: possible influence on the pathogenesis and recurrence frequency of chronic subdural hematoma and subdural hygroma

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf A. Kristof ◽  
Jochen M. Grimm ◽  
Birgit Stoffel-Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Subdural Hematoma ◽  
Chronic Subdural Hematoma ◽  
Postoperative Recurrence ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage ◽  
Subdural Space ◽  
Subdural Hygroma ◽  
Fluid Leakage ◽  
Csf Leakage

Object The purpose of this study was to clarify whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage into the subdural space is involved in the genesis of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) and subdural hygroma (SH) and to clarify whether this leakage of CSF into the subdural space influences the postoperative recurrence rate of CSDH and SH. Methods In this prospective observational study, 75 cases involving patients treated surgically for CSDH (67 patients) or SH (8 patients) were evaluated with respect to clinical and radiological findings at presentation, the content of β -trace protein (β TP) in the subdural fluid (βTPSF) and serum (βTPSER), and the CSDH/SH recurrence rate. The βTPSF was considered to indicate an admixture of CSF to the subdural fluid if βTPSF/βTPSER > 2. Results The median β TPSF level for the whole patient group was 4.29 mg/L (range 0.33–51 mg/L). Cerebrospinal fluid leakage, as indicated by βTPSF/βTPSER > 2, was found to be present in 93% of the patients with CSDH and in 100% of the patients with SH (p = 0.724). In patients who later had to undergo repeated surgery for recurrence of CSDH/SH, the βTPSF concentrations (median 6.69 mg/L, range 0.59–51 mg/L) were significantly higher (p = 0.04) than in patients not requiring reoperation (median 4.12 mg/L, range 0.33–26.8 mg/L). Conclusions As indicated by the presence of βTP in the subdural fluid, CSF leakage into the subdural space is present in the vast majority of patients with CSDH and SH. This leakage could be involved in the pathogenesis of CSDH and SH. Patients who experience recurrences of CSDH and SH have significantly higher concentrations of βTPSF at initial presentation than patients not requiring reoperation for recurrence. These findings are presented in the literature for the first time and have to be confirmed and expanded upon by further studies.

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