Festooned dura (CSF leak)
Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 3 Apr 2024
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Gaillard F, Sharma R, Festooned dura (CSF leak). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65323
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The festooned appearance of the spinal dural sac has been described in cases of CSF leak resulting in the combination of epidural fluid and craniospinal hypotension/hypovolemia. The theca collapses down upon the cord but is kept attached at multiple points by the epidural ligaments 1.
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- 1. Chiapparini L, Farina L, D'Incerti L, Erbetta A, Pareyson D, CarrieroM R, Savoiardo M. Spinal radiological findings in nine patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. (2002) Neuroradiology. 44 (2): 143-50; discussion 151-2. Pubmed
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