Intracranial hypotension associated with spontaneous epidural cerebrospinal fluid leaks

Intracranial hypotension (IH) is a clinical and radiological syndrome manifested by decrease in the volume or pressure of cerebrospinal fluid caused various reasons. Orthostatic headaches are one main manifestations syndrome, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) considered to be “gold standard” radiation diagnostics. Increased awareness radiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons about this pathology will allow diagnose IH early stages react it timely manner defining further tactics.This publication presents author`s own observation patient with chronic intracranial hypotension, his MRI picture results treatment using “blood patch” method.