TY - JOUR
T1 - Natural history of spontaneous intracranial hypotension
T2 - A clinical and imaging study
AU - Williams, James
AU - Brinjikji, Waleed
AU - Cutsforth-Gregory, Jeremy K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/11/1
Y1 - 2023/11/1
N2 - Background Although spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is well studied, there are few studies of the clinical and imaging history of SIH without interventional treatments. For example, what is the natural history of those who are untreated or treated only with conservative measures? Objective To conduct a retrospective study examining changes in imaging findings for patients with SIH without interventional treatments and to study associations between imaging findings and clinical symptoms. Methods Included patients had a clinical diagnosis of SIH, were seen at Mayo Clinic between 1999 and 2021, had a brain MRI scan indicating SIH (Bern score), and had a brain MRI scan 6 or more months later without intervening leak-related interventional treatment. Bern scores were assigned for the first and last MRI scans prior to treatment. Patients were also grouped into three qualitative categories: overall improvement of symptoms, stable symptoms, or worsened symptoms based on patient report during the clinical visit at the time of the follow-up brain MRI scan. Results Among 46 patients with untreated SIH, the Bern score improved over time in 11 (24%), was stable in 30 (65%), and worsened in 5 (11%). Two patients (4.3%) showed complete resolution of all abnormalities by the Bern scoring criteria. Symptoms improved in 7 (15%), were stable in 29 (63%), and worsened in 10 (22%). Conclusions In patients with brain MRI evidence of SIH, almost 25% demonstrated radiographic improvement, and 15% reported clinical improvement, during at least 6 months of observation or conservative treatment. Most had stable, persistent MRI abnormalities and symptoms when SIH was untreated.
AB - Background Although spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is well studied, there are few studies of the clinical and imaging history of SIH without interventional treatments. For example, what is the natural history of those who are untreated or treated only with conservative measures? Objective To conduct a retrospective study examining changes in imaging findings for patients with SIH without interventional treatments and to study associations between imaging findings and clinical symptoms. Methods Included patients had a clinical diagnosis of SIH, were seen at Mayo Clinic between 1999 and 2021, had a brain MRI scan indicating SIH (Bern score), and had a brain MRI scan 6 or more months later without intervening leak-related interventional treatment. Bern scores were assigned for the first and last MRI scans prior to treatment. Patients were also grouped into three qualitative categories: overall improvement of symptoms, stable symptoms, or worsened symptoms based on patient report during the clinical visit at the time of the follow-up brain MRI scan. Results Among 46 patients with untreated SIH, the Bern score improved over time in 11 (24%), was stable in 30 (65%), and worsened in 5 (11%). Two patients (4.3%) showed complete resolution of all abnormalities by the Bern scoring criteria. Symptoms improved in 7 (15%), were stable in 29 (63%), and worsened in 10 (22%). Conclusions In patients with brain MRI evidence of SIH, almost 25% demonstrated radiographic improvement, and 15% reported clinical improvement, during at least 6 months of observation or conservative treatment. Most had stable, persistent MRI abnormalities and symptoms when SIH was untreated.
KW - Intervention
KW - Intracranial Pressure
KW - MRI
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U2 - 10.1136/jnis-2022-019300
DO - 10.1136/jnis-2022-019300
M3 - Article
C2 - 36357170
AN - SCOPUS:85143324049
SN - 1759-8478
VL - 15
SP - 1124
EP - 1128
JO - Journal of neurointerventional surgery
JF - Journal of neurointerventional surgery
IS - 11
ER -