An episode of cerebrospinal fluid leak syndrome involving a marathon runner
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An episode of cerebrospinal fluid leak syndrome involving a marathon runner.
1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old marathon runner presented with orthostatic dizziness and headache, which appeared just after running a few kilometres and had persisted for 7 days. No other neurological abnormalities were found. On lumbar puncture, the initial pressure was zero. A cranial MRI with gadolinium showed a marked enhancement of the dura mater ( fi gure 1 , arrows). MR cisternography ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3571