Subdural hematoma in spontaneous CSF hypovolemia

Neurology. 2006 Sep 26;67(6):1088-9. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000237338.44702.61.

Abstract

Of 67 consecutive patients with spontaneous CSF hypovolemia (SCH), 11 (16.4%) had subdural hematoma (SDH). Patients with SDH were older (p = 0.005), more likely to be male (p = 0.035), and displayed longer time to diagnosis of SCH (p = 0.019) than those without SDH. All patients with SDH showed the findings of pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT and responded favorably to epidural blood patches and neurosurgical drainage.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hematoma, Subdural / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Hematoma, Subdural / etiology*
  • Hematoma, Subdural / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypovolemia / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Hypovolemia / complications*
  • Hypovolemia / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies