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Skull Base CSF Leaks: Potential Underlying Pathophysiology and Evaluation of Brain MR Imaging Findings Associated with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

Ian T. Mark, Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, Patrick Luetmer, Ajay A. Madhavan, Michael Oien, Paul Farnsworth, Girish Bathla, Steve Messina, Michael Link and Jamie Van Gompel
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2024, 45 (10) 1593-1596; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8333
Ian T. Mark
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.L., A.A.M., M.O., P.F., G.B., S.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory
bDepartment of Neurology (J.C.-G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Patrick Luetmer
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.L., A.A.M., M.O., P.F., G.B., S.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Ajay A. Madhavan
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.L., A.A.M., M.O., P.F., G.B., S.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Michael Oien
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Paul Farnsworth
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Girish Bathla
aFrom the Department of Radiology (I.T.M., P.L., A.A.M., M.O., P.F., G.B., S.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Ian T. Mark, Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, Patrick Luetmer, Ajay A. Madhavan, Michael Oien, Paul Farnsworth, Girish Bathla, Steve Messina, Michael Link, Jamie Van Gompel
Skull Base CSF Leaks: Potential Underlying Pathophysiology and Evaluation of Brain MR Imaging Findings Associated with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2024, 45 (10) 1593-1596; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8333

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